[Leica] Fwd: Professional use and Professionalism

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

George you know damn well there are times you need a bigger neg. or
whatever. Trans... Sensor.  Other times a bigger neg/ sensor than that. You
know it, the art director knows. The client knows it. The printer knows it.
Everyone knows it. 35mm did not always cut it. Is it different now with
sensors? Don't think so. The format size defines pretty much the camera and
the job at hand. In film days certain things were clearly:
1. Large format jobs (sheet film) and what size sheet maybe. I only ever had
4x5 I know you went to 8x10.
2. Medium format jobs. (brownie film) hasselblad whatever or roll film back
on view camera.
3. And 35mm jobs. Leica. Whatever. Sure sometimes things are a matter of
opinion there are gray areas. But plenty of times the writing is on the wall
on the format job which is being spoken of.

Mark William Rabiner
Photography
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Lottermoser George <imagist3 at mac.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:43:18 -0600
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Fwd:  Professional use and Professionalism
> 
> 
> On Dec 3, 2012, at 10:34 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> Not a fancy camera George, a larger format camera.
>> 
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> Photography
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Lottermoser George <imagist3 at mac.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:03:42 -0600
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: [Leica] Fwd:  Professional use and Professionalism
>>> 
>>> On Dec 3, 2012, at 2:39 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> If you used it to shoot a wedding half the wedding party would be 
>>>>> shooting
>>>>> with a better camera than you are.
>>>> 
>>>> And if you aren't getting better shots than them
>>>> no matter what camera you're using
>>>> then you are NOT a "Professional;"
>>>> 
>>>> just another person with a fancy camera.
> 
> The name on the camera: "fancy" or "larger format" or "whatever?"
> does not determine nor capture:
> the Light,
> the Moment,
> the Composition,
> the Emotion,
> the Drama
> the Concept
> 
> The best professionals will
> with whatever camera they have in their hands.
> 
> 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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