Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They didn't talk to YOU about it. Doesn't mean they didn't talk to each other. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 8/26/12 7:56 PM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >My artist friends never talked about comparative canvases or brushes. >Never. They went to the art store and bought what was being sold. > >Mark William Rabiner >Photography >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:42:14 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Oh yeah, someone really knows how to handle new >>equipment >> announcements and reviews... >> >> That silly meme has been done before, and it is false. Woodworkers do >>have >> forums where people are just as passionate about hammers and bandsaws as >> photographers are about our equipment. I'm a professional artist; I >>spend >> a lot of time with painters and printmakers and they care deeply about >> quality of brushes, paints, different types of canvas, arguments about >> copper vs zinc for etching plates, etc. >> >> The plain fact is that artists and craftsmen of all types do care about >> their tools of the trade. I don't understand why that bothers so many >> photographers. Its dumb, and they just need to get over it. >> >> >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> On 8/26/12 7:35 PM, "Adam Bridge" <abridge at mac.com> wrote: >> >>>> http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/03/hammerforum-com >>> >>> Perfect. >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information