Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i think that even in america, the more common usage is to "take" a photograph. i think ansel adams might have been the one who popularized the "make a photograph" phrase, hence those serious students of photography such as might be found on the LUG would affect the same jargon. "make" implies more a creativity process and less aggression than "take." - -rei > From: "Beddoe, Neil" <nbeddoe@lehman.com> > > I've discovered something since I've been subscribed to the LUG. Americans > "make" photographs while the British "take" them. There's something > fundamental about this but I'm not sure what. > > Just an observation. > > Neil - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html