Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sandy...I agree 100%...like- wise in science... when we think we know.... we miss the opportunity for a great discovery...Steve - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Carter" <sc-photo@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] The 10 Commandments > Steve, > > I guess whenever I see "rules" being discussed in connection with > photography I cringe. One of my photography teachers had many rules... > "Don't shoot people in the back." Another, "Don't ever place your subject > dead center." When I look at the work of many photographers, I invariably > see these rules broken with great success. I think when rules are imposed on > us as photographers, they can inhibit our own way of seeing and potentially > harm our creativity. > > again - just my opinion > > sandy > www.sandycarterphotography.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@home.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 4:31 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] The 10 Commandments > > > > Sandy...maybe you can do something like that just once...and then you make > > the rule afterwards...Steve > > > > > > > > > > > Breaking the rules has to be a notable distinction of photographers... > > Can > > > you imagine if Eugene Smith didn't photograph his children from the > > > back????? > > > > > > just my 2 cents ;) > > > > > > sandy > > > > > > www.sandycarterphotography.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > David Regan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Jeffery, > > > > > > > > > > >Can you share the Philly group's 10 commandments with the rest of > > us? I > > > only > > > > > >know two of the 10, and probably violate the other 8. > > > > > > > > > > They are from Kyle's page at: > > > > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/leicaslacker/plug/10/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html