Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I beg to differ - Nathan proved you wrong just today AMites Philippe, whose daughter is spending the weeek in NYC, MRless ;-) Le 22 mars 15 ? 20:20, Mark Rabiner a ?crit : > I think if we climb on a ladder to get a shot we always think its > terrific. > But years later we see its boring. > We confuse climbing ladders with good images. > Climbing ladders do not always a great image make. > Sometimes it better to just stay on the ground and do what you > always do! > > > > On 3/22/15 2:12 PM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> On behalf of "look again later," unfortunately had slipped through >> the few >> brain cells I still retain.. >> >> In my case I still have a great......... read huge numbers of >> negatives/slides from assignments beginnig 50 years ago and in >> particular >> "special assignments that haven't been looked at in 40 years or more? >> >> HOWEVER!! It is most essential we go back into those "special >> keeper files" >> because we will inevitably find some amazing images we passed by >> because at >> the time, "yes we kind of saw something there but didn't recognize >> until >> later years with 30 more years of "photographic picture SEEING >> EXPERINCE!" >> And a sense of better editing >> >> I have often said to myself . 'HOW THE HELL DID I MISS THAT?" And >> it is a >> photo from a previous shoot only 40 years ago. "LENGTH OF TIME WHEN >> RE-LOOKING AGAIN?" Can be the most revealing of some of the best >> photos you >> have ever exposed. >> >> So on behalf of all and our somewhat barking bit of editing >> diatribe please >> accept my possible "bite yer bottoms comments!" >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Mark Rabiner >> Sent: March-21-15 10:24 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Family >> >> I agree with this completely. >> I think getting space away from your pictures is invaluable. Giving >> them >> some time off away from you. >> To be able to see them later. And make it so you're almost seeing >> them for >> the first time. I call it regaining my perspective. >> Its always what I'm striving for with my work so I can better >> determine its >> true value. >> Shots I'd done the day before all look the same. Pretty Good. >> >> I think some of this also applies to printing. You have to see >> them later >> to know which ones are the ones you want to show people. >> >> I just finished pissing off a client because I couldn't make editing >> decisions until a few days later. And I told him I'd have them for >> him in a >> couple of days. A couple as in two. >> >> >> On 3/22/15 12:22 AM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Tina, >>> For What It Is Worth. I am not a professional, but I enjoy taking >>> good >>> photographs as well. >>> >>> I, too, end up with 10-15k photographs after every safari. On the >>> road, I >>> just store them in three different places (External Hard Drive + two >>> Hyperdrives). After I return, I do not look at them for 2-3 weeks, >>> a tip >>> from John Shaw, because it makes editing them easier as you are more >>> divorced from the emotions that you had when taking the shots. >>> After that >> I >>> sit down and very quickly and ruthlessly prune it down to 1000 >>> shots or so >>> - and I mean ruthless - any flaw and I junk it, and I completely >>> trust my >>> first impressions - this just takes me 2-3 days. Then I again >>> leave the >>> pruned list for a week or so, then carefully go through it and >>> whittle it >>> down to a manageable 500 or so. If I miss a few potentially good >>> ones by >>> this method, it does not bother me too much. >>> >>> However, as one of my permanent backups, I keep the entire set of >>> RAW >> files >>> on one of the drives inside the hyperdrive intact - storage is >>> cheap, and >>> who knows? :-) >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 4:11 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Well, I have learned over the past few days that the LUG family >>>> is just >> as >>>> dysfunctional as any real family. >>>> >>>> I really appreciate the off-list, on-list and phone messages of >>>> support. >> I >>>> would not still be a participant here without them. >>>> >>>> I will not be posting daily photos for review. I will be posting >>>> them on >>>> pBase with an update to the LUG whenever I fill a page of >>>> photos. You >> can >>>> look or not. You can comment or not. I will edit by myself or >>>> hire >>>> somebody eventually. >>>> >>>> More than one of you commented that my style of photography has >>>> changed >>>> since the days of B&W and Noctilux and families in Honduras. I >>>> can no >>>> longer travel to Honduras and stay with families for a week at a >>>> time. I >>>> can no longer focus the Noctilux. I am old. I am still in >>>> business as a >>>> professional photographer because it's too expensive to be a >>>> hobby for >> me. >>>> Color sells. B&W doesn't. If I could make a living with B&W, >>>> that is >> what >>>> I would shoot. >>>> >>>> Thank you to those who understand. >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tina Manley >>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>>> >>>> >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/ >> T >>>> ina+Manley.html >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE