Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Saturday, July 27, 2002, at 08:31 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Edward Caliguri wrote: >> >> Pascal- >> I think you mean Bob Shell - he likes to "experiment' with new >> equipment >> by shooting a lot of teenage groupies who are still using bright >> strawberry >> flavored lipstick and sky blue eye shadow. Maybe it's for Photoshop >> demos? >> :-) >> EC >> -- > > I believe Bob gets his models from a modeling agency near him in Florida > if he still lives down there. They sure don't look as good as the models > you get from NYC or the big cities of USA or Europe. > As a matter of fact lots of them didn't look that much like "models" to > me. > Also Models tend to be teenagers or not much older. > They don't look at all like "groupies." > > I'm not overly fond of those shots from the days when Bob was running > Shutterbug either. I didn't dwell on the subject matter. > Bob's knowledge of Photography is truly amazing and impressive and he's > one of the nicest unpretentious guys you'll ever communicate with. Just > ask him anything and he's got the answer like a magician or psychic > working in a carnival. A true Mega Guru of photographic knowledge like > you'll never believe. He's taken most cameras apart and done work on > them and has an interesting range of occupations. So he knows a lot > about a range of other topics other that photography. > Of most of the Photo "experts" I know Bob Shell will forget more in his > lifetime then they put together will ever know. > I've got the highest respect for him. > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > -- > 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