martine

<p>Congratulations on your website.</p>

<p>I definitely love the red bouquet that greets us visually.<br>

I like the feeling of the overall website and your portefolio shows nice human connections.</p>

<p>I do have one thing to contribute as feedback : could you have a bit more photos, at least one of each of the services your offer?<br>

(ex. pregnancy phtography)</p>

<p>All the best,</p>

<p>MC</p>

<p>Congratulations on your website.</p>

<p>I definitely love the red bouquet that greets us visually.<br>

I like the feeling of the overall website and your portefolio shows nice human connections.</p>

<p>I do have one thing to contribute as feedback : could you have a bit more photos, at least one of each of the services your offer?<br>

(ex. pregnancy phtography)</p>

<p>All the best,</p>

<p>MC</p>

<p>...I lost Mamzie a year ago. After 13 years of being my faithful, pugs' face, lovable, special friend. When we said goodbye on the vet table, I cried as I felt my guts were pulled out of me for a moment. I was with a dear friend who loved Mamzie very much too and I could not, like him, stay a minute more when Life had left her. It wasn't her anymore on the table. She was gone...</p>

<p>Well, time has passed and yesterday I finally adopted a new girl cat. She is a sweet girl, has been rescued first before ending up in foster care for a while. I saw her picture on the web...a funny good feeling came to me when I first saw her. She would not replace my Mamzie. She would be a new friend. I guess at my age (45+), perhaps for the rest of my life... Big decision. I did drive an hour to go and finally meet with her. She had all I was hoping for: the curiosity of a cat, the beauty of a cat, the grace and all. She IS a cat. I am happy I brought her home and now she is exploring her new digs... Welcome my dear.</p><div></div>

I am very thankful, very appreciative of all the great comments, answers, and mostly the time you all contributed to my answer!

I believe I can make a sound decision with your precious contribution.

I am truly impressed and intend on making the best decision possible with your input.

Sincerely,

Martine

Please help me be kind in turning her down.

I was more than happy to contribute my "photojournalism' style to the event but

I refuse to take on this event better left to professionnal in the wedding field

picture...

What can I tell her to CONVINCE her that is is best for her...???

Thanks in advance for your input!

A REAL CASE...

I read a lot of opinions on the subject of street

photography/candid shots/capturing on film people' tragedies etc...

and here is a real case :

I was commissionned to photograph homeless people by a

reporter that will write a story on -the situation of theatres in a

big city-

theatres that don't have a "home" and the consequences on the

artistic community etc...

I did accept a fee for this commission.

I started the assignment with the confidence that I would

know/feel when and when NOT to click. It is always more complicated

than that.

Unless people I would photograph could be asked, I generally

stayed away. I did exchange words and in most cases spoke to the

people that accepted to be shot. Replies like "...go ahead, I have

nothing to hide..."

I paid something sometimes, I gave cigarettes other times. I

even got asked by a homeless woman if I wanted a picture of her !

...for a fee of course. She posed, without knowing what I could be

doing with the photo, yet she gave me a fantastic "dignified" human

moment and the results are stunning !

When these people said YES to a picture (where I rarely show

anything but a part of their body and context), can it be considered

as a consent on their part ?

I thought that for any "faces" the editor would be interested

in showing, I would go back and try and find the person and tell them

that their picture could be published if they agree. But in the

homelessness situation, that could also be tricky...

The publication is an "art magazine" and yes, the reporter has

a good idea of the story wanting to make a parallel with the situation

of homelessness of people...and theatres...

But a person is not a theatre, yet symbols are sometimes, in

my humble view, useful to tell a story aren't they ?

It should be noted that I agreed to this knowing that the

people I have met on the street would be mentionned properly in

caption, not misrepresented. Since I spent time with most of them, I

know their name and know some of their specific predicament.

Now, I noticed that a lot of the discussions I read about this

"sticky" subject (street photography, shooting towards a published

photo...)and it seems to me that this sensitive issue came down to a

few things :

- if one was a photojournalist, a semi-amateur or whatever

else...or NOT

- if one would get financial gain with his/her pictures

- if one's personal conscience was at peace with the usage of

the photos...

Well, I am at peace with having met wonderful people that

spoke and shared of themselves with me (an that beyond the camera !).

But I am unsure about my legal responsability since this

article is not "news" per say...

I agree to my responsability as a human being, yet, when I send my

chosen pictures through the channels of internet to the editor I will

lose control over certain croppings and whatever specific directions I

may transmit to the editor, who knows if they will respect them. (?)

What are your thoughts on this ?

Many thanks ahead,

MC

I recently started processing my films at home (first time processing as well) just a month or so ago. What I can contribute to your question is DON'T process the 4 rolls at once. Like another person said, if you made mistakes the four rolls are gone or damaged...

The absence of ALL LIGHT is one thing, the handling of the film is another...then the processing time should be written on the box the film came in. For D-76 dev. and TMAX400, it is recommended that you give it 12 and 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius. I hope that you could find out if the Lauder Formula 76 is comparable to D-76...

And after the time issue is dealt with there is so much attention you can bring to AGITATION. I suggest you make a "choreography" with the way you do it...keep consistency at all times.

Good luck, enjoy the results and adjust !

MC