I'm a little behind in my reading of this string but I suggest that one of those right brain lobe/left brain lobe things is operating here. There are interviews with photographers that say that they pay no attention to the technical when they are creating and there are builders/collectors/Zone "freaks" (forgive me but you know who you are!) that never manage to take a picture except when testing a new gadget or film. The skills that make one a good creator are not the same skills that make a good builder, blessed be the individual that can do both. I wish you much luck with this. I build gadgets all the time--especially stuff I could not otherwise afford, and make minor repairs to my equipment but I'm going out to shoot this afternoon. I claim to be neither a great photographer or a great mechanic but necessity has made me a bit of both.
Mike >I've seen some good points made on this topic (I've been lurking on this >board awhile), but I wanted to throw more sand in the gears, as it were. 1) >I >haven't checked Ansel Adams: The Print, lately, but my memory is that he >recommends hiring a cabinet maker, didn't really sound like a do it >yourself >advocate. 2) Peter Gowland (petergowland.com) Okay he's not real well known >as a photographer (lot better known than myself), but he sure designed some >interesting stuff! Really, check it out! 3)Finally I don't think that >acquiring the design & engineering skills necessary to make a really useful >camera makes anyone a better photographer; but an extensive knowledge of >the >working syntax of photography, based on the nature of sensitive materials & >engineering possibilities of these materials may make a better >photographer. >Also that syntactical information is something concrete to teach. Good >luck, >John >_______________________________________________ >Cameramakers mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
