Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Speaking of magazines........Brian's Book
From: Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 14:43:42 -0400

on 5/27/01 2:01 PM, John Collier at jbcollier@powersurfr.com wrote:

> Ted's behaviour and criticism is fine. It was a fund raising idea to take
> advantage of Brian's fame. As Ted pointed out, Brian used a great number of
> cameras that were just handed to him and he was told which button to push
> (he said this in an interview!). Art directors and designers set up the
> photographs, stylists did up the people and technicians did the film
> processing and printing. In a weird sort of way the ultimate derivation of
> "You push the button. We do the rest." A good fundraising idea but not much
> else...

and my friend Rick balanced and retouched the photos for him... this is Rick
who is an excellent fellow but knows nada about photography... hmmm.
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John Brownlow

http://www.pinkheadedbug.com