That's fine. I'm in good company with other snapshooters, like HCB, Erwitt, most of Magnum and the rest of photojournalism. I'll leave photography to the very Minor Whites.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 March 2006 17:13 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Bailing out. > > "Snap the shutter and leave the rest to us", Kodak Brownie ad > of 1903 or so; and thus the snapshooter was born. In point of > fact if you have no interest in the middle part you are a > snapshooter (although snapshooters can produce interesting > pictures), not a photographer. A photographer does > photography, a snapshooter does pictures. Funny thing is no > one thinks they are a chef because they eat food, no one > thinks they are a musician because they listen to music. You > have to do the proccess to be a photographer, a painter, a > dancer, a chef, a musician, etc. At least that is how I view it. > > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > > On Sun, 26 Mar 2006, Bob W wrote: > > > >> Aaron got there before me and identified a 3rd camp: > >> > >>> I like taking the pictures and I like having the finished > images. > >>> The middle part is tedious, where it used to be half the fun. > >> > >> > >> Although I never thought the middle part was any fun at > all, whether > >> it's chemical or digital. For me, photography is about taking the > >> pictures, and the end result. In fact, it's probably more about > >> taking pictures and being part of whatever the event is, > than it is > >> about the end result. I can't stand all the fiddling and faffing > >> about in between, which has always struck me as a waste of time. > > > > > > Hear hear. Best fun I have had with a camera at hand is to > snipe at a > > dear mate's wedding. OK, them asking for the negs afterwards and > > comparing my pics with the official photog is also great :-) > > > > Kostas > > > > > > > >
