Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --On Monday, March 18, 2002 3:00 PM -0800 Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hans-peter wrote: >>>> This is what I feel about e.g. Jim Marshall. >> >> On the other hand, I would be a happy amateur photographer if I could >> achieve the same quality in my own pictures from my own, private >> environment.<<<< The intriguing thing with Jim Marshall is that his work >> looks so simple, achieved without a fortune worth of equipment or a >> studio. >> >> Yes, I could do the same with my small bag of Leica gear, if I had a tad >> more of talent.<<<< > > Hans-peter, > The secret of the success isn't in the talent so much, but a huge amount > of access! ;-) > ted And the story of how Jim Marshall got that access is in his excellent (and I belive only) book -- "Not Fade Away". I got a copy and I still can't believe the Rolling Stones were really ever *that* young even though I was very much a part of the era. Selected images are on his website at: http://www.marshallphoto.com - -- Rolfe Tessem rolfe@ldp.com Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html