[Leica] Software

[dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)]

On 3/4/06, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
> The best thing you could get to keep track of all of this is a piece
> of hardware, called 'an assistant'. :-)
> But seriously now, wouldn't a simple spreadsheet do the trick?
> Or, a bit archaic but such a treat: moleskine.com

Archaic! Oh brother. First I have to endure suggestions that I take
advantage of women when all I am doing is documenting their heroic
progress, tangible proof of their equality.

Now ... archaic?

A log (strictly sequential ... random access is difficult with this
technology) of what film is in what camera tied together with notes of
whatever interesting things might have happened:

http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v09/DSC_3166.jpg.html

It comes in very handy when you have a line of people wanting to have
their portraits taken and you don't want to embarrass yourself when
you're finished by not being able to associate names to faces. Before
anyone got their portrait taken, they were handed the notebook and a
pen. (Harare, Zimbabwe):

http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v09/DSC_3167.jpg.html

It is really difficult to beat. It fits in your breast pocket (I
really, really hate trends in current fashion that leave out the
breast pocket on men's shirts), readily available. I am kind of hooked
on them.

Daniel