Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, I suspect a woman doing what George did would not face the same problem, or has it gone even that far !! On Wednesday, Jul 2, 2003, at 05:03 Australia/Melbourne, Tina Manley wrote: > At 01:18 PM 7/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >> No longer will we see images of these spontaneous activities >> in their reality where a group of children composed of all skin >> shades and ethnicity, rich and poor, play together in reality. We’ll >> have to rely on the stock subject photographers, who will rent the >> fountain, pay the kids parents and give you that bland crap that >> appears in every stock shop catalog; plastic overworked smiles, too >> perfect lighting, costumes courtesy of the gap in over saturated >> color. >> At some point in this 3-hour ordeal I thought, "It’s time to >> sell all the gear. Documentary Photography has died when you have to >> rent the cypress tree, and get detained by rent-a-cops for >> photographing children playing in water in the summer sun set. >> >> Fond regards, >> >> G e o r g e L o t t e r m o s e r, imagist™ > > You are right, George. This is big problem and something is going to > have to be done. In the meantime, I make my documentary photographs > in places like Honduras - which is like going back in time about 100 > years to a more innocent time when people still trust each other and > feel flattered and not threatened to have their photos made. It also > helps that I'm a harmless looking grandmother. > > Your experience was horrible but it sounds typical of a lot of stories > that I've heard on the press-photographers list. Next time, have some > business cards that identify you as a photographer and carry a small > portfolio to show nervous parents that you are a harmless documentary > photographer. Offer to send prints. Make a large badge identifying > yourself as a professional photographer. The more identification you > carry, the better. At least the police officer reaffirmed that you > have every right to photograph in a public place. The press > photographers have been harassed and intimidated by police for > photographing in public places. They usually have to go to a higher > officer who knows the law. By that time, any photograph they wanted > to make is gone. Combine the frustration with the low pay, > competition, and royalty-free photographs and it's a terrible time to > be a freelance photographer! > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > photos available from: > http://www.pdiphotos.com > http://www.mira.com > http://www.agpix.com > http://www.newscom.com > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html