Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello George, The NFB assignments were a one person event like me alone. So I had to make and take all kinds of information for caption writing later. All the notes taken on location after caption writing were filed with the assignment negatives and contact sheets for future reference. As well as a full set of captions. The magazine assignments were always great as it was usually a two person story. Photographer--- Writer so it was nothing more than a constant flow of photo things only. Had to love it as each and everyone was different! And never knew where until called. I had assignments where I flew Ottawa-- Montreal, met writer at the airport. We then flew Montreal--Paris over night, arriving sort of dawn next morning. Check into hotel have shower and dress. Get a bite to eat and work on the assignment all day. Evenings were usually free so we'd go to some classy location, have a great meal and entertainment evening. Hit the sack and fly back to Canada the next morning early. Go to the magazine hand film over to darkroom people for souping. When dry make photo selection with writer and major photo editor. If everything is cool? Call a taxi to airport, fly home to Ottawa and have a nice supper with "she who must be obeyed!" :-) Oh my goodness those were the days and great assignments week after week all year long never knowing which client would be next. Nor where in the world? 60 years of that kind of a photographer life is a great teacher of "HAPPY SNAPPING" And the stories are endless! :-) cheers, ted -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of George Lottermoser Sent: May-29-15 2:23 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Mary Ellen Mark /// CAPTIONS? On May 29, 2015, at 2:34 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > These numbered contact sheets were returned to the photographer. ME! Who then diligently sat at a ""typewriter"" in those olden days! :-( And captioned every frame! That's who, what, why, how... etc pertaining to what's happening. Yep they were the days! > > So every documentary I shot wherever across Canada and about the world this was the basic routine. And this is why when I did this sort of work on a regular basis I loved the assignments when they sent a "writer" along on the assignment. This allowed for total concentration on the photography knowing a fellow professional was taking all the verbal notes. Regards, George Lottermoser 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com