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<blockquote data-quote="Iansky" data-source="post: 420714" data-attributes="member: 9824"><p>Todays photographic world is split between the "talkers" and the "doers" - you can often see the talkers walking around at events with cameras in pristine condition and a lens cap on for the whole day, they can engage in technical conversation about photography that will make the most patient person scream but, and this is the critical part - they cannot show a good image that matches their ability to talk the subject!</p><p></p><p>I spent 20+ yrs earning my living as firstly a PJ in West Berlin up until 2yrs after the wall came down, then back in the UK until I changed careers - I have been lucky enough to shoot everything from 8x10" down to 35mm with all formats in between and now do photography as a hobby with occasional paid work - I meet many of these talkers at events carrying nice equipment in expensive bags bristling with a brace of lenses yet very rarely if ever seen taking photos, (I still carry my kit of choice for the day in a 2nd world war canvas gas mask case that is well worn - it does not draw attention!!!).</p><p></p><p>I am not having a go at these "talkers" and do not feel envious of their equipment (well maybe a little at times), but feel sorry that they feel the need to display their equipment as a badge yet many cannot endorse it with results.</p><p></p><p>I was always taught that it is the person behind the camera that matters and the camera is the tool used to interpret their vison rather than being a badge to define them by.</p><p></p><p>There are also many working pro's (some working for Magnum) who apply the basic principles of the Sunny f16 Rule and variants of, they do not concern themselves with the intricacies of a cameras dynamic range / chromatic aberation etc but they know how to deliver the goods.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I do worry about those in forums who make a habit of criticising other photographers work but cannot demonstrate their skill through genuine images they have taken.</p><p></p><p>Here endeth my epistle and the saying "never judge a book by its cover" has never been truer!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iansky, post: 420714, member: 9824"] Todays photographic world is split between the "talkers" and the "doers" - you can often see the talkers walking around at events with cameras in pristine condition and a lens cap on for the whole day, they can engage in technical conversation about photography that will make the most patient person scream but, and this is the critical part - they cannot show a good image that matches their ability to talk the subject! I spent 20+ yrs earning my living as firstly a PJ in West Berlin up until 2yrs after the wall came down, then back in the UK until I changed careers - I have been lucky enough to shoot everything from 8x10" down to 35mm with all formats in between and now do photography as a hobby with occasional paid work - I meet many of these talkers at events carrying nice equipment in expensive bags bristling with a brace of lenses yet very rarely if ever seen taking photos, (I still carry my kit of choice for the day in a 2nd world war canvas gas mask case that is well worn - it does not draw attention!!!). I am not having a go at these "talkers" and do not feel envious of their equipment (well maybe a little at times), but feel sorry that they feel the need to display their equipment as a badge yet many cannot endorse it with results. I was always taught that it is the person behind the camera that matters and the camera is the tool used to interpret their vison rather than being a badge to define them by. There are also many working pro's (some working for Magnum) who apply the basic principles of the Sunny f16 Rule and variants of, they do not concern themselves with the intricacies of a cameras dynamic range / chromatic aberation etc but they know how to deliver the goods. Finally, I do worry about those in forums who make a habit of criticising other photographers work but cannot demonstrate their skill through genuine images they have taken. Here endeth my epistle and the saying "never judge a book by its cover" has never been truer! [/QUOTE]
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