Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 15, 2008, at 9:31 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I am not sure I agree, Steve. First of all, I do not have the balls > to interrupt a passionate couple to request a picture. The whole > point of these is that the couples are absorbed in each other, not > the photographer. well I'll be... I must have forgotten the winkie... :-) (I hope you didn't think I was serious) Steve > > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Jul 15, 2008, at 4:47 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On Jul 14, 2008, at 10:44 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >>> Illegal Paris images here: >>> >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/15.jpg >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2003/2003_30alt4.jpg >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_10alt4.jpg >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_10alt6.jpg >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_10alt8.jpg >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_10alt9.jpg >>> >>> I am happy to break French laws every time I am in France. So far >>> the gendarmerie have not come after my web sites... >> >> >> not bad Nathan, but IF you had gotten a signed nonsent for these, >> >> not only would they have been legal images, they would have been >> much, much better... >> >> especially since in many of these photos, the subjects aren't even >> looking at you... >> >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 12, 2008, at 3:16 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote: >>> >>>> Dodge the trouble, smile and keep shooting: that will be my plan >>>> in Paris. 3 weeks to capture a brief glimpse of life in 2008. It >>>> will be fun. I don't expect to upset anyone, but I do believe in >>>> street photography as a way to record the life we lead. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Alastair >>>> >>>> --- eboehmjr@gmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> From: "Eric Boehm, Jr" <eboehmjr@gmail.com> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lecia Street Photography >>>> Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:30:11 -0400 >>>> >>>> Alastair, >>>> >>>> Indeed, a sad state of affairs. My understanding is that in a >>>> public >>>> arena one can photograph people as they are. The resulting >>>> photographs >>>> can be shown in the context of "art" providing they are not >>>> derogatory. And in my book, providing you do not make money off >>>> of the >>>> print. Salgado's images can seel for 10K a pop. I doubt the subject >>>> ever recieves anything for the image. Same goes for National >>>> Geographic. There are no model release forms there either. >>>> >>>> Eric >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 2:51 AM, Alastair Firkin <afirkin@afirkin.com >>>> > wrote: >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Eric W.A. 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