Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, its really the same as saying 'May the force be with you' .... Cheers jayanand Govindaraj Chennai, India ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Mason" <masonster@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks to BD and John Szarkowski > You know, what you quoted there is exactly how I see it. I am > classically trained in music, from college and chose not to do a > damned thing with it after all those years. Photography was never > taught to me on such a deep and formal level and it has become very > personal because of that. I sought education to an extent and shunned > it on another level. I love being able to take a "rule" and trying it > out. I also love being able to just shoot. They are both great and > both worthwhile for anyone. After 15+ years out of music school I > finally find myself able to listen to classical music - and it is > absolutely amazing to NOT think about all the history, theory, > analysis, etc. but I am also extremely glad to know all of it anyway. > > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:05:35 +0530, Jayanand Govindaraj > <jgovindaraj@eth.net> wrote: >> The guy who got it right was Charlie Parker, the great jazz musician, >> who >> said that you have to learn all that needs to be learnt about your >> musical >> instrument, and then forget all that you have learnt & play. >> >> The subconcious will then take over, full time. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand Govindaraj >> Chennai, India >> >> > Hi B.D., >> > When I'm shooting, I'm shooting. I'm not analyzing composition of >> > triangles or other "rules of art design" before, click! It's just >> > plain >> > old fashion, see, shoot to motivation,over! Design factor doesn't >> > consciously enter into it at all, as it's what's happening when I see >> > things that motivate me. >> > >> > However, what is interesting, "art design people" look at my >> > photography >> > and do an analysis of it's art explaining the composition of triangles >> > in >> > body forms creating the strength of the picture. Interesting to be able >> > to >> > do that. >> > >> > Me? I just see bodies doing something interesting! ;-) Click.:-) >> > >> > ted >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >