[Leica] Too many or too few pictures.

[Mark Rabiner]

What if the elephant blinked?


On 3/21/15 7:55 PM, "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:

> When I was shooting the hasselblad, all I had were a couple of A12 backs. I
> got it to a point where I could shoot all I needed (easy because I was also
> writing and preparing the publication) on a single roll. It turned out to be
> a good dicipline and now with digital, I don't shoot a lot of frames.  Even
> shooting animals in Africa, I shot single frame and did rather well.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Zeitlin via LUG
> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 4:07 PM
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Too many or too few pictures.
> 
> When I started newspaper work in 1948 I was handed a 4x5 Speed Graphic and
> six film holders. The photo editor felt?that was more than enough for any
> assignment. It was frowned on to use more than three holders, i.e. six
> shots. Any more would put an intolerable load on processing and editing. I
> was told to previsualize and edit in my mind.
> 
> 
> I counted a number of magazine photographers amongst my mentors. They used
> Rolliflexes, not because they could get better quality out of the small 6x6
> cm negative but because they could squeeze 12 shots on a roll of 120 film.
> Leicas were around, of course, but to the best of my knowledge no Boston
> newspaper published a photo taken with one until the mid 50s. And those were
> photos taken during the Korean war.
> 
> 
> Being a professional is not a matter of quality. Many amateur Luggers take
> pictures as good as those that call themselves professionals. The advantage
> in not being professional is that you don't have to make a living out of
> your craft. I.e. you don't have to cover your ass. If you take pictures for
> your own pleasure you can march to your own drummer. You need not bow to the
> demands of the buyer.
> 
> 
> Larry Z
> 
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