[Leica] Shoot less... ?

[Steve Barbour]

Ted, 

I am sorry, but I think this discussion which had threatened to be useful, has rather gotten out of hand…,


whatever has happened to the notion...

It’s not what you shoot, it’s what you show ??


George asked about editing, for what purpose ? Tina answered for all purposes listed.

At that point very unfortunately, his very good question was dropped.


Steve





> On Mar 21, 2015, at 12:56 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Steve Barbour OFFERED!
> Subject: [Leica] Shoot less... ?
> 
>>>>> Tina, a number of Luggers have suggested somehow showing less, ie being
> selective....
> Is it not true that this suggestion applies to shooting ?<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> 
> Hi Steve,
> OK I can see how some of the crew don't understand shooting as Tina. Nor
> myself when shooting a "Photo essay or a documentary" shoot as much as I did
> and she still does. In my earliest days of amateurism I shot usually 20/25
> B&W 36 exp. rolls a week. I chased fire engines, shot baseball and all kinds
> of sports events, just to shoot and learn. How much I shot never entered my
> head until Irene would ask?  "How much did you "spend on film and prints?"
> THEN smile! :-)
> 
> Now in my over whatever number of years since 17 September 1951 when my
> first front page newspaper photograph was published......... "I WAS GOING TO
> OFFER A "THROAT CUTTING COMMENT RIGHT HERE!!!!!!! Regarding "SHOOT LESS?"
> My! My? :-(
> 
> But CREW, "What & when you shoot? It's not governed by "shooting as many or
> less frames?" But, it's a thought process of mind and your gut re-action to?
> "JEEEESH! LOOK AT THAT! CLICK!" Besides you've just spent a fortune getting
> to the location and all the living expenses if a holiday? Or a special photo
> shoot holiday? ? AND YOUR  GOING TO COUNT OR PULL BACK ON HOW MANY FRAMES
> YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE?
> 
> Just imagine this thought when you get home????? 
> 
> You are screening your photos to an editor/friends and they compliment you
> with?? "WOW WHAT BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS!" And your heart goes pleasantly
> thumpity thump with pride.  "THEN YOU SAY?????? "Oh but you should've seen
> the ones I didn't take because I didn't want to take too many!"
> "aaaaaccckkk!!!" DIE!
> 
> The next thing you know? "the guys in white coats are taking you off to the
> institution!" 
> 
> I need not say another word about? "DON'T TAKE SO MANY!" Simply because it
> truly is one of the stupidest photographic comments I've ever read!" What
> are some of you people motivated by in making an exposure?  "NUMBERS OF
> FRAMES?" Or your visual heart beat? Surely not number of frames ever? :-(
> 
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
> 
> 
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