Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> While few would question the popularity of black bodies, > there is an interesting alernate view when it comes to > shooting candid, so-called "street" photography. > > Society, as a whole, is so camera conscious these days, > that some professionals have concluded that someone seeing > a photographer with a black body is instantly on guard, > because, if he or she is using a black body, he MUST be a > member of the media. Therefore, the subject is immediately > on guard. > > But, a person shooting with a chrome camera COULDN'T be > a professional, therefore he or she must be an amateur > photographer, which means he doesn't know what he or she is > doing, therefore not worthy of attention. > > --Bill Clough How the hell, Bill, did you come up with that "observation"? Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html