robert gordon

Are you paying for your chiropracter to accompany you?

Start by being in the top 99%.

Lenswork uses Harman Warmtone for all their b/w folios. Beautiful tonal quality.

It's the expression that counts!

No doubt someone with a background in fashion history could date the clothes in the first frame. Most interesting

story.

Worth a look. Hope there will be a catalog.

I still use the Leica M2 that I bought new in 1970 for $200.00 and a 50mm elmar that was made in 1959. Nothing

obsolete about that rig.

<p>John Morris,</p>

<p>How did my cat, Kirby, get in your kitchen?</p>

<p>Bob</p>

<p>For those of us who still (albeit infrequently) develop our own b/w film we will be good to go for centuries.<br>

For those who use only mini-labs, the question comes down to how long Fuji will make and service their C-41 processing machines.</p>

<p>When using my 40 year old Leica M2, the percentage is 100.</p>

<p>$500 for a used Rollei TLR<br>

$2000 for film, paper, and chemicals<br>

$2000 for travel<br>

$1500 for mats, frames, bumpons, and invitations to your exhibition.</p>

<p>I'm partial to black and white street photography. Just a few examples from 45 years of shooting can be seen at <a href="http://rwgordonphotography.shutterfly.com/">http://rwgordonphotography.shutterfly.com/</a><br>

Just keep shooting. Once in a great while one of your subjects might object. Simply apologize.</p>

<p>Put one prime lens on your camera. Shoot with it for one month, making at least 500 exposures. Make 25 exhibition quality prints and get yourself a show. Listen to feedback from those who see the show--including seeing if any of your images sell. Then reflect on the experience and how you see photographically. The glass should follow your vision, not create it.<br>

Good luck.</p>

<p>Ask someone to allow you to hand hold gallery/museum quality digital b/w prints on either Epson Exhibtion Fiber or Harman Gloss FB warmtone. Or read what Lensork has to say about Harman paper. Or, order one of the Lenswork folios ($95.00 for 6-12 digital prints) <br>

I still shoot film and make silver prints but that's only because I love my Leica M7 and working in the darkroom. They technical and aesthetic qualities of the best digital papers are not as good as Ilford silver paper; they are superior.</p>

<p>I'm responding to Tom M.'s hallway image. Composition is strong and exposure values are nicely rendered.</p>

<p>The two most striking aspects of the image are the size differential between the two women and the positions of their respective arms. I suspect that the left arm of the woman in front is resting on the wall simply for support but it could be construed to be protecting the woman behind her. If the latter interpretation is correct, it conflicts with the restful crossed arms of the woman in the background.<br>

The woman in front appears to be looking at someone or something to her right while the woman in the back appears to be looking at the photographer. These glances on the one hand suggest, "Don't you dare" and on the other hand, "Please help me."<br>

At first I thought these two women were maids but on closer examination I think they are not because they are not wearing uniforms.</p>

 

<p>Step one is the Mom to take herself out of the picture and let her daughter take charge of her admissions application portfolio.</p>

<p>Consider transporting no gear and renting an 8x10 Deardorf in Australia. Have your film processed over there so you don't need to be concerned about fogging during security checks. </p>

<p>The Nikon TI came with either a 35mm or 28mm fixed f/2.8 lens. I had the 35mm version for about five years. Has program and aperture-preferred modes. Excellent optics. Small viewfinder but larger than the Leica IIIc or IIIf. Has only a camera strap lug on the right side of body. Don't know if you could still get it serviced.</p>

<p>I wish the shutter release button on the Leica M cameras was to the left of the hot shoe. That way shooting left-eyed and right-handed (shutter release up) you could rest your right forefinger across the top deck of the body and get your right elbow closer to your right side. Maybe in the film M10? Would not work well if you have an acessory viewfinder in the hot shoe. As I've posted before, I'd also like the M10 to imprint the date in between the film frames--the way my 1994 Contax RX did.</p>

<p>I'm 68, live in a small town in Michigan and in the past month have had two people come up to me while I had my M7 around my neck saying they are also Leica shooters. One was much older than I am. Alas, I don't see their work on exhibit.</p>

<p>Here is the Ny Times review of the show. Embedded in this review is an excellent multi-media clip.<br>

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/fashion/14AVEDON.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/fashion/14AVEDON.html</a></p>

 

<p>I shoot with a Leica M7 and a Nikon D300. It's unlikely you will do any manual focusing with any dSLR so I would not be concerned with which directions the lenses turn.<br>

To get yourself started, I highly recommend an entry-level consumer dSLR. Use it for two years, dump it for 25% of your purchase price, and upgrade to a prosumer or pro model.<br>

Good luck and good shooting.</p>

<p>I shoot with a Leica M7 and a Nikon D300. It's unlikely you will do any manual focusing with any dSLR so I would not be concerned with which directions the lenses turn.<br>

To get yourself started, I highly recommend an entry-level consumer dSLR. Use it for two years, dump it for 25% of your purchase price, and upgrade to a prosumer or pro model.<br>

Good luck and good shooting.</p>

<p>Given all the posts to many of the Photo.net forums, I find it most interesting that when the moderators initiate a forum about either the history of photography (for example the recent post about Charis Wilson) or the art of photography (for example the Avedon travelling exhibtion above) it often happens that a week or more will go by and very few people will comment.</p>

<p>I saw the Avedon show at the ICP in June. I really do not care for his work but this show is not to be missed. The historical notes add a great deal to understanding the work.</p>