Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here on the West side, there is still a sense that the Junior League has yet to penetrate, hence devaluate photography's real work, whatever that may be. But as B. D. has said, that is changing. The other day, while waiting in line to upgrade credentials with a hot pit pass, people were waiting in line with high end consumer video cameras, and digital P/S. A few old timers were saying that wouldn't of happened not too long ago. Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, Angels Gate Cultural Center http://sdimitrovphoto.com On May 18, 2006, at 4:39 AM, Walt Johnson wrote: > Holy Haysus Slobodan > > Where the heck have you been hiding? Pull you head out from under > the blanket and see the coterie, they've been there forever. > > Walt > > Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > >> Looking at still images is an inculturated activity. Without >> grooming the next mass audience, still photography could be >> considered spent. It could be relegated back to the salon world, >> with its coterie of sycophants and dilettantes . Mmmh, Maybe >> we're already there! >> >> Slobodan Dimitrov >> Studio G-8, >> Angels Gate Cultural Center >> http://sdimitrovphoto.com >> >> >> >> >> >> On May 17, 2006, at 5:56 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >> >>> Well, going back to my comment to Ric and his >>> response...actually, I have >>> real concerns about programs like soundslide and similar tools >>> that media >>> sites are now using, that incorporate sound tracks - commentary, and >>> background sounds, with photos. Those, I think will kill still >>> photography >>> by turning it into slow video. I don't see using music with a >>> slide show as >>> any different from - playing music with a slide show, which >>> people have been >>> doing pretty much ever since there've been slide shows. But the >>> idea of >>> putting ambient sound and commentary together with photos is, it >>> seems to >>> me, either saying that still photos can't speak for themselves, >>> or that only >>> video is acceptable - and that, it seems to me, threatens the >>> survival of >>> serious still photography more than issues related to pay, copyright >>> control, etc. etc. >>> >>> >>> On 5/17/06 8:29 PM, "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Photography killed itself by never rising above being a third rate >>>> profession. >>>> Photography, for all the hoopla and protestations about itself, is >>>> nothing more than a service industry. >>>> >>>> Slobodan Dimitrov >>>> Studio G-8, >>>> Angels Gate Cultural Center >>>> http://sdimitrovphoto.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On May 17, 2006, at 4:58 PM, Ric Carter wrote: >>>> >>>>> Clearly, it didn't. >>>>> >>>>> Ric >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On May 17, 2006, at 7:39 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Ric - MTV killed...still photography? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 5/17/06 5:09 PM, "Ric Carter" <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Nice music video, BD. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ric >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On May 17, 2006, at 3:56 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For anyone who's interested, and who has something like 11 min >>>>>>>> and 46 >>>>>>>> seconds to kill....there's a slide show of my T stuff up - with >>>>>>>> music - at >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.bdcolenphoto.com/Tshow >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - I'm just intrigued by the fact that this is so damn easy to >>>>>>>> do... :-) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 5/17/06 3:17 PM, "Philippe Orlent" >>>>>>>> <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The dog on the left of your PAW, is it a pitbull terrier? >>>>>>>>> Great dog portrait, though. >>>>>>>>> Be(ing t)here was a pleasure to wander through. >>>>>>>>> Thanks for showing, >>>>>>>>> Philippe >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Op 17-mei-06, om 18:01 heeft Lottermoser George het volgende >>>>>>>>> geschreven: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> PAWeek 20 has gone to the dogs at: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.imagist.com/paw_06 >>>>>>>>>> Comments and crits always welcome >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> You're cordially invited to view Be(ing t)here Volume 2, >>>>>>>>>> Number 1 >>>>>>>>>> at: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.imagist.com/behere/be_here_02_01.pdf (1010 kb) >>>>>>>>>> The theme is Loss & Change and in it you'll find the >>>>>>>>>> generously >>>>>>>>>> contributed work of fellow LUGgers >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Previous issues can be found at: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.imagist.com/behere >>>>>>>>>> as well as a link to hear the entire new Neil Young >>>>>>>>>> album, Living >>>>>>>>>> with War >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>> George Lottermoser >>>>>>>>>> george@imagist.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information