Op Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:13:50 +0100 schreef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
fra: "Lucas Rijnders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Op Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:47:55 +0100 schreef Pål Jensen
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> interesting shot for Ansel Adams fans:
>>
>> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
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>> follow the last link for a related story.
>
> Why would anyone want to copy Ansel Adams (or any other
> photographer/photograph)?
> Seems to me to be the ultimate in creative bankrupcy...
To learn from him? To honour him? To have a starting point for further
creative exploration? To have the print cheaply ;-)
In painting there _is_ a long tradition of copying/interpreting past
masterworks...
Interpreting and further developping of ideas, yes.
So, you start by copying. I think even in photography, you learn more by
copying the process than by simply studying a print. Then you really know
the how, where and why of a masterpiece, and can start adding your own
idea's...
Pure copying is just one step away from faking it. The laws, at least
in Europe, are clear in that a new piece must add something new in
addition to a simple copy.
Hmmm, I don't think I break any copyright laws if I recreate a photograph.
And altough we're no longer willing to pay for the priviledge, the
Netherlands are in Europe. (It would create great fining opportunities at
tourist centres, though :o)
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Regards, Lucas
