Rita Dibert (rjdibert@whanganui.ac.nz)
Wed, 28 Jul 1999 17:22:42 +1300
Actually it's both. They may do a root canal...you are welcome to it...and
as a dislexic I rely heavily on spell ck which I don't do with email as
it's usually between friends.Royalty free be my guest.>Rita,
>Toothache or typing? When my messages look like that its 'cause I'm a poor
>typist!
>If I pay a royalty can I use the toothache excuse? (Sorry about the
>toothache, my stomach hurts from laughing!)
>
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>> From: Rita Dibert <rjdibert@whanganui.ac.nz>
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
>> Subject: Re: easy answer
>> Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 11:20 PM
>>
>> Corrected version (sorry I have a toothache):
>> >The camera question is often the only one peope are comfortable with, to
>> >start. When
>> >exhibitioning I always anwer all the techy questions in bold print: ie.
>> >Busch Pressman, Kodak lens, Polaroid 55NP enlarged to 16x20, selinium
>toned
>> >geletin silver print, hand tinted. Then we can start to talk about
>intent,
>> >content, message, situational metaphors...whatever.WE have no way of
>> >telling what level a person, or a student for that matter, is at until
>we
>> >begin the conversation.It would be akin to asking someone if they wanted
>> >to get married before the first date. The conversation must start
>> >somewhere.
>> >Rita
>> >Rita Dibert
>> >Principal Tutor and Head of Dept., Photography
>> >Quay School of Fine Arts
>> >Wanganui, New Zealand
>> >>ENOUGH!! Surely anyone who does something should take pride in being
>asked
>> >>questions. They might be stupid in your eyes but not in theirs. I use a
>> >>Gerge Hare view camera, just over 100 years old. When using it on one
>> >>occasion a young boy came up to me and asked if he could have a look
>> >>through the ground glass screen. "Cor mister" he said, "its in colour!"
>> >>Think about it.
>> >>
>> >>We must all have met "famous" people at some stage including some of
>you
>> >>lot who are well know in the alternative world. What has been their
>> >>reaction to you? The brush off or a courteous polite chat. Which will
>you
>> >>remember in future?
>> >>
>> >>Richard Morris
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Amen. I found it interesting, typical, and disgusting that while I
>set
>> >>> >up my camera at APIS several "photographers" ask me things like:
>What
>> >>> >kind of camera? What kind of lens? What kind of ______? Aside
>from
>> >>> >being annoying, they're missing the point. The question to be asked
>is
>> >>> >WHAT KIND OF PHOTOGRAPHER ARE YOU? At least it's a question I would
>> >>> >enjoy answering.
>> >>
>> >>Richard Morris
>> >>Brunel University, UK
>> >>richard.morris@brunel.ac.uk
>>
>>
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