[Leica] What is Epic?

[philippe.amard]

I agree John. This I would definitely understand.

Now, how to shoot one single shot Epic photograph remains pure  
metaphysical speculation.

Amities
Philippe


Le 18 sept. 14 à 18:12, John Nebel a écrit :

> Perhaps epic might be an apt description of a series of photos  
> telling a story, with each being a stanza, and culminating in a  
> transmogrification?
>
>
> On 9/18/14 9:38 AM, philippe.amard wrote:
>>
>> Le 18 sept. 14 à 12:36, Richard Man a écrit :
>>
>>> Phillips asked about what is epicness. Well, someone else wrote  
>>> about it:
>>> http://photofocus.com/2014/09/17/on-making-epic-photographs/
>>>
>>
>> I guess this one's for me Richard, thanks.
>> However, this guy's prose remains mostly tautological old  
>> gobbledycook to me. I
>> quote:
>>
>> "I explained that epic results are the fruit of ongoing practice.  
>> “The more you
>> shoot,” I told him “the more often you’ll make an epic photograph.”
>>
>> What are we supposed to understand of so called Epic photography  
>> with that I
>> wonder.
>>
>> Amities
>> Trying hard but so far fairly unsuccessful Philippe - not the  
>> screwdriver ;-)
>>
>>
>>> Photographers are filled with the desire to make Epic images. That  
>>> drive
>>> gets us up in the morning and keeps us staring into the monitor  
>>> after most
>>> have said "goodnight." It's what we do. We do it because it fills  
>>> us up. It
>>> satisfies. It completes us. It is often nothing less than our  
>>> reason for
>>> being on the planet.
>>>
>>> --
>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto
>>> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits
>>>
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>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is  
>> invisible to the eye.
>> Antoine de Saint Exupéry in Le Petit Prince.
>> NO ARCHIVE
>>
>>
>>
>>
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One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible  
to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exupéry in Le Petit Prince.
NO ARCHIVE