Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted and Douglas, Thank you very much for your advice, I have immediately reacted and realized you are right, in addition you have a big valuable experience and if I want show my work, this is something very personal and I shall show what I think it is important for me communicate, even if I?m wrong. I have just to sain again a BIG THANK YOU my friends Cheers Lluis El 14/02/2015, a las 07:42, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> escribi?: > Hi Lluis, > My immediate response is???? Go with your own HEART and GUT FEELINGS! It's > your show! It isn't easy for the final selection. However, it is best "YOU > CUT IT RIGHT DOWN TO YOUR DECISION!" > > Be tough in your selection, one more time! Then go back and do it again > even > tighter! THEN AGAIN ONE MORE TIME!!! Certainly before you throw it open > for > the many hundreds of eyes from the LUG! Who will more than likely create > the > biggest confusion you'll ever have in your life!:-( IT WOULD AND WILL BE A > MASS OF CONFUSION! > > Selection by the masses never works!! As they can't hardly agree on a > single > Friday Flower? > And you think the LUG Rat-Pack are going to select the best photos > representing some of the best work of your life? > > NEVER HAPPEN MY FRIEND!! :-( BITE THE BULLET AND SELECT YOUR OWN!!!! And if > you should go for some selection advice? Have a few of the lads living > there > in Europe who can stand by your side and look at real prints while > discussing the selection!! Not off the screen! > > I've had to edit the works of many hundreds of photographers during my > tenure as assisting director of the NFB Stills department back in the early > '70s! Trust me, "A gang bang edit selection effort?" > > ISN'T WORTH THE EFFORT AS IT ONLY CREATES A HUGE AMOUNT OF CONFUSION FOR > THE > ARTIST WHOSE PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE SHOWN! > > Ask yourself this question? "Would HCB ask more than 200 photographers to > select his images for a gallery showing of his photography?" NOT ON YOUR > LIFE! So suck it up, edit hard and tough and do it several times and during > different times of the day! Walk away if and when you feel stressed out! > That's why you edit at different times of the day and only when you feel up > for another look! > > But for heaven's sake do not post them for the LUG CREW to select! Complete > confusion will reign. > cheers, > Dr. ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Lluis Ripoll > Sent: February-13-15 6:47 PM > To: Leica Users Group; MUGers at yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Leica] Some help please for rating pictures for my exhibition > > > With the person of the Gallery we have selected 200 pictures from my > archives, in the exhibition there is place for 60 pictures. I have do my > own > selection and pre-selected 102, I have to reject 42. > > There is some website or maybe in Wordpress where I can upload the 200 > pictures and be rated? On such case I would ask for your possible help and > your ratings will help a lot. Thank you in advance if some of you have some > information. > > Saludos cordiales > Lluis > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information