pensacolaphoto Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Range: I will not teach anything about the Japanese culture. I will teach a course on quality control, which is my area of expertise, and I will overlook a course on travel photography in Japan. It's basically this. "Re the snarky comments near the beginning of the post, anybody who's been around academia know that you don't have to be from a certain culture in order to teach a course on it. If you have the most academic knowledge, you are the 'expert.' Perhaps Raid has, e.g., a good grasp on Japanese culture pre-Kyoto-Edo power transition that many students could learn from. Regards" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Wow Raid, you're really getting the third degree here! Maybe you should teach an on-line course in culture to these NON-SUBSCRIBING photo.net drive-by muggers. I hope you and your family have a wonderful time in Japan. I'm sure everything will go perfectly. When you return, please put up some pictures and let us know the lovely things you experienced. PS. Have you thought about taking all that classic "New in the Box" Leica gear that you discovered in your closet. Lots of Yen waiting for your gear. Sayonara! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_schmid Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 <i>"...NON-SUBSCRIBING photo.net drive-by muggers..."</i><br><br> I'm so sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_scheitrowsky1 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Raid, "...and (I) would not survive without answers to my questions." At least you're not saying you're an English professor. Raid, sorry to be rude, but the kind of questions you were asking suggested to me that you did not have a good grasp of what you were being asked to teach. Another poster also suggested that your questions were "odd". Given your stated experience and credentials, the questions you asked do sound odd to me. It is as if an English professor asking others how to write an essay, for example. It struck me that the "quality" of your questions is not consistent with your stated experience and credentials. Do you see what I'm trying to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constance_cook Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Japanese airports and taking film through under 800 speed will be no problem at all. Buy your film there from Yodobashi or Bic. The prices are very near to US now and that way, you don't have to schlep it in. You will not need lead bags. They are a nuisance for there are no problems about the x-ray carry-on scanners but never, ever put film in checked luggage or it's a goner. If you feel you must, you can request a hand-check and get it. Conni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_schmid Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Well, Raid - I think your project isn't about equipment at all. What counts is your visual eye and your pedagogic abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Frank: Maybe I was trying not to sound like a professor who knows what he is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Roland: You are 100% correct here. By the way, my photos are marketed in Asia by Mega Press (one of the most prestigious stock agencies in Japan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_schmid Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 That' s fine, Amin. By the way, I never had problems with xray, even with 3200ASA films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Vic: Thank you very much for your friendly comments. As for the Leica stuff, I will think about selling some it during the summer months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_schmid Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Mihaela: not bad. But I recommend you to visit one of Amin's workshops one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_schmid Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miky Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 You can be whatever you like to be, or what you let people know you are. Question is how good you can be? Please read your own questions again and again and again and think back of all your published work and credentials, etc. Now does it sound to you that are you qualified enough to teach others about photography? I mean, come on! Admit it: you have no clue about it. But you?ll gonna do it anyway, because that's all about self esteem. Doesn't matter how good you are or qualified you are, once you have the opportunity you can and you'll do it. Problem is self esteem knocks out common sense, which is more important to some of us, common sense that makes you ask yourself if you are right or wrong every second of your life. And I attached some more samples of my work, maybe you need them to show to those Japanese students. Photos made by somebody not represented by the most prestigious agency in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miky Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Some more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miky Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miky Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=428207 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_s Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 You guys here are weird. Raid, why not contact Karen Nakamura, the photoethnography.com lady? This question is right up her alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Dave: Thanks for your tip. Some people here move up from being B-holes to A-holes, so I won't bother with them. On the other hand, many people here are very nice and helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Mihaela, Have you ever been fishing? Maybe you would like to train as a Baitor. This is guy putting the bait on the hook. After some training you may become a Senior Baitor. After even more training you'll be a Master Baitor. Maybe you already are one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miky Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Your last reply just showed who you really are and those other people opinions don't matter to you unless they say how great you are and approve all your ideas and actions. Oh, great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Raid, I don't envy what you've been put through the past few hours. One idiot posting dozens of photos that look like they were probably ripped off from another photographer, or photographers? A photo.ne subscriber for 4 or 5 years and 98% of their postings on this one thread? Don't make no sense! (Intentional bad grammar.) I'd go along with a C-41 medium to high speed (ISO 200 or 400) film, either color or B&W. The camera should be capable of setting distance, aperture and shutter speed otherwise there's really no way to teach the basics. That pretty much limits you to film cameras. I don't see where it really matters if it's rangefinder or SLR or TLR, 35mm or medium format. Forget the tripod. A normal (50mm) lens would teach more "seeing" discipline than using a zoom. The quality would likely be better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_scheitrowsky1 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 "I'd go along with a C-41 medium to high speed (ISO 200 or 400) film, either color or B&W. The camera should be capable of setting distance, aperture and shutter speed otherwise there's really no way to teach the basics. That pretty much limits you to film cameras. I don't see where it really matters if it's rangefinder or SLR or TLR, 35mm or medium format. Forget the tripod. A normal (50mm) lens would teach more "seeing" discipline than using a zoom. The quality would likely be better too." Very good advice, Al, but don't YOU think it's odd that someone as experienced and credentialled as Raid would need such basic and common sense advice? I am not a poster who has attacked Raid, I've just pointed out the incongruency of his questions with his stated experience. Doesn't anyone else notice this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miky Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Mr. Kaplan, nobody called you names. And I don't remember seeing your photos in any of the folders on photo.net. All the posted photos belong to me, believe it or not. The wine rule, older means better doesn't apply to humans. Too bad. But Mr. Amin just was the cherry on the cake with his questions today. By the way, there is another president now, go and shake his hand, too.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Al, I also have this preference myself; a 50mm lens allows you to focus on composition and it allows the students and myself to have critique sessions of work done with the same focal length. I initially favored 200ASA film, but will also ask for 400ASA film for situations when light is dim. The reason I asked about tripod use is the fact that Japan's cities can be very crowded, and carrying a tripod could become a burden. While I usually use a heavy tripod in my photography, I don't see a real reason, other than available light photography, where it is a must. Thanks for your inpuit, Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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