Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:29 PM 08-03-98 +0000, you wrote: >> I guess not. From what you are implying, it is very sad that the great >> have to stoop so low. > >What's 'low' is the perception of a profession that's based on disdain, pre-conception >and arrogance. Fulfilling the requirements of an assignment is not "stooping", it's >what a photographer does. [snip] If a photographer has to hide in the bushes to snap a photograph of some celebrity bringing in the newspaper, he is "stooping". You may call it "fulfilling the requirements of an assignment"; hired killers also "fulfill the requirements of an assignment". But I think this is insulting to the vast majority of working professional photographers. >photography and the ridiculous, toddler style demands we work under. I personally >don't see the distinction between covering the gum targets in Grand Central (a >friends assignment for the NY Times) and getting the star shot at the movie >premiere. I certainly don't see the seperation of journalist from non-journalist in the >above, but guess which one required the press pass... Getting the star shot at the movie premiere is not the same as hiding in the bushes. No celebrity would object to having their photograph taken as they step out of the limousine. This is not the same as being followed by photographers as they take their children to day-care. Dan C.