Re: [Leica] David Turnley

[csocolow <csocolow@microserve.net>]

javalee wrote:
> 
> Hi guys & gals,
> 
> just got bak from the 1st day of a 2 weekend workshop with David Turnley.
> 
> It was held at his home (he calls it his studio).  Afterwards we went
> shooting in Washington square park (theme).
> In his apartment I saw 2 M6s, one with a 35 summicron (non asph)  -- the
> other with a 28 elmarit
> 
> He took with him 2 canon EOS 1n (made his girl friend carry one) with I
> think was a 28-70 zoom
> Did not see him using autofocus
> 
> Watching him shoot at the park was awesome (at least to me).. David is a
> mild manner, very soft spoken person... but he has no qualm abt  sticking
> the EOS a foot away from a stranger's face and shoot.
> 
> He told us an interesting story abt Selgado (he worked with a few times)..
> When Selgado meets a subject(s) whom he want to take a pic of.. the person
> or persons usually smiles warmly..
> 
> 1) he doesn't smile back
> 2) if the subject is smiling when he is abt to take a shot, he would hold up
> his left hand and makes a  fist.. (he might even shake the fist)..
> the subject seeing the clenched fist immediately puts on a dead pan
> expression
> 
> btw,  with Ms.. he often does not frame (shoot at the hip... actually more
> shoulder/chest level)
> 
> Anyone see his video/story/interview on Night line with Ted Koppel??
> 
> Ting

Wow! Ting, this must have been quite an inspirational experience. I'm
jealous. What an opportunity and resource to work with someone who has
so profoundly affected the way we see our world late in the 20th
Century. Were you working in B&W? Does Turnley work in B&W or color? Did
he talk about any of his recent Kosovo work? What prompts him to use his
Canons vs. his Leicas? Did he talk about Selgados use of Leicas, both M
and R? What is the theme or topic of the workshops? How many people are
participating in it? Keep us posted.
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Carl Socolow

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