Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All is lost, our only course will be to create "art"....Now where did I put my damn beret? Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >