Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris-- Good commentary. You probably know this but..... Talking the talk and walking the walk is very important in the "art" world. This photographer talked about his work and even did a demonstration for you. You may not have been impressed but he probably impressed anybody else standing around. Speaking about your work is very important in the art world. I hate talking about my pictures. My wife, an artist (she has the Master of Fine Arts degree to prove it), says I MUST talk about my pictures. Anyway, the guy you had your discussion with is very "art" oriented. His pictures may or may not be good. But you can bet that he swept the magazine editors and gallery owners off their feet with his discussion of his pictures and their importance and HIS importance. (Leica) photographer Garry Winogrand hated discussing his work. About the most he ever said was, "I like to see what things look like photographed". Indeed. John Fulton Fort Worth >Here are some things I experienced at the opening night of >photographic exhibition featuring the Leica photos that will appear >in a special London supplement of a design magazine here. We were >told the photos had been made using the new Leica O series. > >After the official introductions I went up to the photographer and >asked him why he used Leica. "Because it is the best camera!" And >why is it the best camera, I asked. "Because of the lenses!" But >none of the pictures on display bear witness of high optical quality >I said, they could have been taken with any old SLR or even a pocket >camera. "If you hold a Leica in your hand you will know!" I hold my >M6 in my hand right now I answered, in my left hand jacket pocket. >"Gimme the camera and I will show you how I work with the camera!" >So he started shooting pictures of me and some people nearby, moving >back and forward and moving the lens setting from infinity (!) to >close up, and back, and forward again again, and back again all the >way, shooting all the time and saying that film is just material. >"Send me some prints of the good pictures" he said when he gave me >back the camera with the film finished. I canīt oblige. There was >hardly a single in-focus negative, except for a few of static items. >Perhaps this was ART. > >Chris >-- >Christer Almqvist >look at my b+w portraits >www.almqvist.net/chris >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html