Peter,
That’s question I too have pondered over the years.
It’ll take me a while to get it together but I’ll have my answer for you in the
not too distant future.
Regards,
Bill
On Jan 18, 2016, at 03:22, Peter Stevens (Redacted sender "fritzj3" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Can I ask all you members about something that perhaps goes beyond technique
and/or methodology? It may seem obvious and perhaps a bit naive of me to
bring up; but how much does a photographer's personality influence how and
what they pick to capture or tend to find themselves either trying to capture
or are attracted to when seeing/looking at others's images? Is it safe to
make some assumptions about the photographer by their chosen subject matter
that they choose to display? The question jumped into my mind yesterday while
I was looking through Bill Abbott's LUG galleries after coming off Dave
Sanford's images.
Bill's subject matter and sense of composition just seemed so calm and
precise as opposed to Dave's dramatic/dangerous and precise. I thought back
to Peter's recent travel images from Spain in comparison to Bill's and then
thought about Arams' travel images. I have enjoyed them all but I have no
clue as to the personalities behind the camera. I can make assumptions, but
for those of you who know the photographers does their subject matter that
they choose to display give a window into their personalities? I'm reminded
of a physician, an eye-surgeon, saying to me years ago that he felt that
there was a distinct difference in personalities in different fields of
medicine. An eye-specialist compared to an orthopedic surgeon compared to a
pediatrician. Not that there was qualitative difference in ability, just that
the quiet introspective personalities seemed to dominate eye-surgery as
opposed to the more energetic extroverted personalities in orthopedic
surgery.
For those of you who know each other and perhaps photographers not on this
list intimately, their personalities, their sense of humor, their sense of
color/composition, could you look at an image without any attribution and
make an informed guess as to the photographer in the same sense as tasting a
wine "blind"( no indication by label or other attribution) and working
through the components and structure make a guess as to source and
variety/blend? Does Dr. Ted have a distinctive style that someone familiar
with could pick out from other photographers much like someone who intimately
enjoys Merlot could pick out a Right Bank Bordeaux from a selection of Merlot
wines?
Best regards to all,
Peter Stevens
From: William Abbott <bill2301@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bill2301@xxxxxxxxxx>>
To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
<leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2016 8:39 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Old files
Peter,
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, more to come.
And thank you for info about Mr. Sanford, the Lake Erie photographer. Those
are incredible pictures that were made under dangerous conditions. Not for me!
Bill
On Jan 17, 2016, at 11:11, Peter Stevens (Redacted sender "fritzj3" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Thank you, Bill.That is a wonderful image. Have any more? :)
This link below is a little off-the-ranch since it comes from someone who
may or may not be a member to this list; but I just saw the images attached
to his mini-profile and they are spectacular. Please take a look when you
have a moment - it will be time well spent.The description of his technique
definitely fits David Young's "suit-up-and-go-get-'em" approach to
photography. :)
Lake Erie can get extremely violent and these are the photos to prove it
<http://www.businessinsider.com/lake-erie-storm-photos-2016-1>
<http://www.businessinsider.com/lake-erie-storm-photos-2016-1>
Lake Erie can get extremely violent and these are the ph...
<http://www.businessinsider.com/lake-erie-storm-photos-2016-1>Photographer
Dave Sandford captures Lake Erie's notorious waves.
View on www.businessinsider...
<http://www.businessinsider.com/lake-erie-storm-photos-2016-1>
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From: William Abbott <bill2301@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bill2301@xxxxxxxxxx>>
To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
<leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 9:26 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Old files
Dear friends,
Ted suggested looking through old files and this may not be what he had in
mind but… here goes.
This is one of several photos I made of airplanes at our local airport,
Peter O. Knight Airport, with my first camera, a Kodak Vigilant Six-20.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/vigilant/ ;
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/vigilant/>
Cameras, film and supplies had just come back on the market after the
cessation of hostilities in September of 1945 and my brother and I, ages 15
and 13, built a darkroom in the garage and began our new hobby, following in
the footsteps of our father, who was a newspaper reporter and occasional
photographer.
The red filter was for the ever present Florida clouds and we used it a lot.
The rest is history. More later.
Bill------
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