Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George that is an earnest and thoughtful reply to a lighter hearted throwaway line. In your vein, I ought to have said, it is easier to degrade an image made by a good quality system than to go the other way. However I take your point that those simple systems may have a unique fingerprint. Similarly it might not be sensible to try to emulate that fingerprint. I don't wish to do that, but I know where I would start in Photoshop. Actually you have piqued my interest now, and I need the practice. I might Google up some Holga originals and have a play from something more Leica like. I don't subscribe to the viewpoint that a lens can be too sharp for a particular subject though. But you have repeated the argument in essence that competence with your camera and photographic skill are the most important factors in making a worthy image. That being accepted, better equipment with the same skill set and circumstance will make better photographs. Else you might be satisfied shooting only with a camera-phone or similar. What are those appealing qualities for you in the LOMO or Holga images; lower contrast and saturation, soft focus effect? I genuinely feel, that Holga folks are really saying 'look at the picture I made despite having the most basic camera' I'd rather say 'look at the picture I made as I try to live up to the quality of my camera' Both valid certainly. We can meet on the common ground of 'Jeez, look at that'...click Cheers Geoff -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] Shoot with what you brung I respectfully disagree. The various 'plastic' cameras have very distinct and unique signatures - each as a group - and further the individual camera. As with any other photographic tool; getting to know your camera and lens and selecting subjects, lighting conditions, and composing for that tool is what makes photographs sing. In my opinion trying to holgatize an M8/50luxasph image in photoshop would be a time-consuming, highly suspicious hoax. Fond regards, George george@imagist.com www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 On Mar 21, 2008, at 1:37 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > I can lomotomize the > pics later if I want! _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information