Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think not. Exposure, contrast, focus, composition, subject, etc. together with "noticing things" Elliot, I belief, overstated his approach a tad. Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Dec 22, 2008, at 10:22 AM, David Rodgers wrote: > Is good photography really completely unrelated to contrast and > exposure? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob W [mailto:leica@web-options.com] > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 3:51 AM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Ansel Adams > > Here's an exception: > > "Good photography is not about 'Zone Printing' or any other Ansel > Adams > nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see, or you don't see. > The > rest > is academic. Photography is simply a function of noticing things. > Nothing > more." - Elliott Erwitt > > Bob > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of Mark Rabiner >> Sent: 22 December 2008 05:36 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Ansel Adams >> >> You almost never find Photogs who are secure in their work >> who have done >> something substantial in their craft finding the need to talk >> down other >> photographers. Especially talk down the greats. >> The other reason is that they know that to do so just makes >> them look bad. >> >> Mark Rabiner >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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