Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] the pictures for a year
From: "lea" <lea@whinydogpress.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:45:06 -0600
References: <5147260D71F6D111A8C4080009FCAB4701739902@mail.fkparchitects.com>

NO! to the caption idea...unless it's the date.

And CHEERS for even doing it. Please post the url when you're
done.........I'll be happy to take a look.

I'm going strong, as well..............................haven't missed a day
yet.
Glad to have inspired you.
Lea
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From: "Don Lawrence" <DLawrence@fkp.com>
To: <leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:45 PM
Subject: [Leica] the pictures for a year


:
: >What about making it Picture of the Month? Only present your work once
: every
: >four weeks?  This doesn't mean people should stop taking pictures every
: >week, in fact they should take more, but it will force people to learn to
: >edit their own work, a practice many of us could benefit from. There
would
: >be 38 less weeks spent being overwhelmed. That way we'd be looking at
what
: >people consider their best shots, and I'm sure we'll still be able to
find
: >something wrong with each to talk about. Or not.
: >Craig Semetko
:
: I actually started three simultaneous PAW projects last August. One on
each
: of my three children.
: Why August? That's just when the idea appealed to me (based upon Lea's PAD
: of her child).
: Limiting the subject matter to a particular person has certain advantages
: and disadvantages.
:
: Since my children are young 11, 8, & 2, I have the advantage of a captive
: subject. Although they do tend to rag on me for taking photos of them too
: much. Especially when the end of a busy week approaches and I still
haven't
: taken the photos. At this stage of the project I frequently get, "Dad, not
: another picture of the week"
: One disadvantage is I can't see 52 photos of someone else's child holding
a
: great deal of interest for the photographer in general, especially a truly
: talented group such as this.
:
: Overall the first six months has produced some really good photos along
with
: a few really forgettable ones too.  My wife and mother are the only ones
who
: have seen them.
: My intention is to finish the year, make a web page for each child showing
: the whole year and then offer them up for sacrificial criticism/praise.
:
: Now a bit of advice please.
: Should each photo have a name or caption?
:
: Don
:
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