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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: 99 years
From: john.nebel at csdco.com (John Nebel)
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:55:05 -0600
References: <D5EA5E5D-B5CF-41C5-A8E1-BAC48FB2A515@mac.com>

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
> 
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