Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cartier-Bresson was not really a "photojournalist -" he was a fine art photographer who took on some photojournalism assignments. Never forget the story about Capa telling HCB to call himself a photojournalist because if he called himself a surrealist photographer no one would ever hire him. :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Peterson Arthur G NSSC Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:34 PM To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' Subject: RE: [Leica] Re cropping dilema Eric is right, of course. In terms of this cropping/editing/retouching debate, there's a world of difference between reportage and fine art. A journalist, either photographic or in writing, has a basic purpose quite different from that of a novelist or fine arts photographer, and so he operates under a set of rules that the artist can safely ignore. That is not to say, however, that what a "photojournalist" like Cartier-Bresson created cannot be fine art; obviously it is. Art Peterson Alexandria, Virginia -----Original Message----- From: Eric Welch [mailto:eric@jphotog.com] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:48 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re cropping dilema I think he was referring to news writers. Novelists are a whole different animal. Making things up is their stock-in-trade. On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 08:55 AM, Tim Atherton wrote: > You mean like a novelist? (aren't they writers too?). Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com The Four States of Santa Claus: 1: You believe in Santa Claus. 2: You don't believe in Santa Claus. 3: You are Santa Claus. 4: You look like Santa Claus. -- 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html