Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, Very nice series. Best, John George Lottermoser wrote: > Matt Millen, a third generation slate and tile roof specialist, along with > other members of the National Slate Association, is rewriting, for the > first time since 1926, "Slate Roofs, Design and Installation Manual 2010." > After Matt and I had arranged to photograph a roof for the cover of the > Manual this past Monday afternoon; he asked if I was available in the > morning to photograph his 99 year old father, William, during a rare visit > to Millen Roofing Company headquarters. > > When I arrived William asked Matt who I was (he didn't remember that we'd > met on a few previous occasions - and I'd even photographed their rather > large family 35 years earlier). Matt introduced me and added that I was a > photographer who'd be taking some photos of a roof later today. William > then asked me, "Are you any good?" And before I could even answer turned > to Matt and asked, "Is he any good?" He went on to emphatically state that > he did NOT want any photographs made of himself. Matt turned to me and > said, "Just take out your camera and do the best you can." So I was in the > rather uncomfortable position of trying not to offend the subject while > also trying to accomplish something of value for Matt. I'd brought my > favorite portrait light - but it would never come out of the car. I had > the M8 with 50 lux asph on the camera (about as discreet a kit as > possible). Matt, his brother John and William were in constant motion > walking around the warehouse for all of about 8 mi nutes (near the end the sister who drove dad in joined us). > > As William left the shop we shook hands and he said to me, "May all your > photographs be beautiful." > It felt like a spiritual blessing of some sort ? the hair stood up on my > arms. > > Here is the first rough cut from the brief session: > in b&w < http://imagist.com/william_millen_bw/> > in color < http://imagist.com/william_millen> > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information