[Leica] Leica 100 Years

[fkh1950 at frontiernet.net (Fred Holzapfel)]

Alastair,

 

I really like the idea of Non Juried.  Look at the quality of the LUG
yearbooks.  I think we each would be our own harsh judge.  If we begin now
and put photos up for comment I'd bet we would end up with a set of top
quality photos without a jury.   Who would pick the jury and what would
qualify one to be the judges?  By making it a submitted set of work that
each believes is their best it would show the world the fine work both
professional, advanced amateurs or any level of skill can produce.  What
better thing to show - The best from the average person to the pro?  The LUG
format of up to two photographs for two pages is ideal.  Also helps keep the
size manageable.  Set a date to open submissions and decide in advance for a
max. number of pages as well as an end date for submissions.   That might
help people start planning ahead and saving photos so it's not last minute.
I know Ted's comments about setting up a LUG folder for the yearbook already
has me thinking about a better way to organize for that event.  I'm already
thinking about this one - even though it's not official. 

 

Very definitely 100% Leica - Digital or analog - Glass and Body., new
technology or film as old as Leica I.  I'd consider using both my IIIA and
my M8.2.  It might be nice to include a very short biography and photo of
the photographers holding their camera-  Most of us might be able to sum up
our life in a few lines.

 

I significantly applauded you for even thinking you'd take this up.  Great
idea.  You'll all get me posting rather than lurking - yet! 

 

Fred Holzapfel

 

 

 

On 2 Jan 2009, at 05:43, Alastair Firkin wrote:

 

> Its 5 or so years from the centenary of Leica Photography: anyone  

> interested in a little LUG project? I was vaguely thinking of  

> "Leica Portraits", but it could be more general. I was thinking of  

> doing it along the lines of FOM2 with some variations (mainly to  

> keep the total numbers of images to "controllable" numbers). The  

> aim would be to produce a book for Leica's 100th anniversary of LUG  

> images, and as before, the images would be "judged" by your peers  

> here on the LUG before they "got a gurnsey". Helen will kill me,  

> but I would be happy to co-ordinate it with a small band of "helpers".

> 

> Give it some thought, and if there are enough "takers", I will set  

> up some guidelines.

> 

> Cheers

> 

> Alastair