[Leica] Lecia Street Photography

[afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)]

I must make a quick comment. Leica are calling for MASTER IMAGES via the 
LFI. They want M8 DLUX CLUX images only, to "prove" how good these digital 
marvels are I suppose. When you read the fine print, you have to have model 
releases for anyone in the images: Well perhaps the photography the M was 
good for is now no longer viable. I can't imagine traveling in India and 
having to get someone to sign a release. 

I'm going to Paris in September for 3 weeks: one of my aims is to make some 
street images, but in France the rules are even stricter I believe. 
Certainly 60% of HCB's work would not pass the Leica Master image 
requirements. For children you would have to track down the legal guardians. 
It seems a bit depressing to use the M to take only animals, vegetables and 
minerals, and I suppose body parts which cannot be identified.

Cheers

Alastair