Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Students of photography are still students of photography -tonight my students will be looking at work by Helen Levit, Joel Meyerowitz, and Charles Moore, among others. Don't confuse photo students with students with cell phone cameras; there's always been a huge difference between photo students and students who happen to take photos. On 3/8/07 3:28 PM, "Philippe Amard" <phamard@numericable.fr> wrote: > Ted, > > I don't want to be offensive and you know it Mon Ami, cher Ami. :-) > But kids are used to different perspectives (cartoons have helped) , to > a different sense of composition (digital age), and I'm sure they never > heard or refer to our standards - who among the generations have heard > abbout Kertesz, Nadar, Smith, Sudek or Evans to name but a few? > > Everything in there is cultural. > > I really wonder what or who Chinese photographers refer to today ... > In earnest > Yours > Phil...x > > > Ted Grant wrote: > >> Didier Ludwig offered: >> >>>> The younger generation (which is probably more talented as we are, >>>> because photographing is much more common today and kids start much >>>> earlier to shoot) does less care about a red dot on a camera, though >>>> I have noticed a certain interest for exotic gear amongst my >>>> students. << >>> >> >> Hi Didier, >> Question? Do they have a strong knowledge of photography as in light, >> eyes, action, composition and other factors that make a well balanced >> photograph? >> >> Or are they completely wound up in the numbers and digital jargon, >> while letting the digi cam do everything.... therefore it's a good >> picture? >> >> ted >> >> >> Ted Grant Photography Limited >> 1817 Feltham Road >> Victoria BC V8N 2A4 >> 250-477-2156 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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