[Leica] Re: Making sure the decisive moment happens

[grduprey at rockwellcollins.com (grduprey@rockwellcollins.com)]

Kyle

I'd be happy to get a half naked woman to run toward me just once. ;-)

Gene (Sorry Tina, Karen, Kit, Lea)



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Kyle:

>Long ago I realized that I'd
>never be a good enough nor a dedicated enough photographer to go out and
>capture things "in the wild" and that my own thoughts were bizarre enough
>that I was happy to entertain myself with fabricating images.

There's nothing fraudulent about creating an image.  Making a photograph.
That's art.

Anybody can "take" a photo.  Put the camera up to your eye, hit the button
that sticks if you don't hit it often enough, and voila...instant art.  Or
not.  In my mind, what makes a good photographer is that he puts thought
into the creation process.  Even if its subconscious thought, executed
semi-autonomously after years of honing the craft.

What makes a great photographer is that he can always get a decent shot in
indecent conditions.  Doesn't matter if it takes two images.  Or a roll of
36 of a puddle jumper.  Or some hack shooting digital watching a half-naked
woman run toward him 150 times.

Kyle, you're too modest.  You consistently show fantastic work.  You're far
from a fraud or a hack in my book.

--
Eric
http://canid.com/

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