Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]btw, I just noticed that this whole thread has been about Lecia Street photography... is that the new coding for leica photography without a leica? Steve On Jul 15, 2008, at 11:40 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Jul 15, 2008, at 11:21 AM, Jim Shulman wrote: > >> It's not that you don't have the balls, just that you'd prefer to >> retain >> them. > > I've never run into a parisan couple on the street that wouldn't put > their passion on hold, to sign a consent... > > > > > ;-) ;-) > > > Steve > > >> >> >> Jim Shulman >> Bryn Mawr, PA >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> Nathan >> Wajsman >> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:31 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lecia Street Photography >> >> 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. >> >> 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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