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Jim Marshall: Not Fade Away
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says... I had the pleasure of meeting him in Palo Alto many years ago and he had a Nikon F around his neck. I have also seen shots of him with an F. I never really knew he used Leica, stupid me but I was just keen on his pics not really caring about what gear he used. At any rate he really did some great work. I myself have been having a ball lately with an old Spotmatic and 99 cent store Konica Film. I can hear some of you moaning now but the shots don't look half bad and one record label may be using one for a CD cover. Go figure. You met Jim Marshall? How cool is that! He's my favourite photographer. According to a recent article I read about him in Digital Photographer (yes, they featured a film shooter), he still has a Nikon or two, but he says he seldom uses them. His usual approach is to go into a shoot carrying four Leica M's, each with their own lens. Apparently he doesn't ever change lenses, he changes bodies. I am currently wrestling with a big issue of whether to purchase a Leica M6 or the new whizz-bang Nikon D200. This is keeping me up at night! I think I would probably get more satisfaction from the M6, but I would use the D200 more often. -- DD www.dallasdahms.com Central Scrutinizer |
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Jim Marshall: Not Fade Away
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says... In article t, says... I had the pleasure of meeting him in Palo Alto many years ago and he had a Nikon F around his neck. I have also seen shots of him with an F. I never really knew he used Leica, stupid me but I was just keen on his pics not really caring about what gear he used. At any rate he really did some great work. I myself have been having a ball lately with an old Spotmatic and 99 cent store Konica Film. I can hear some of you moaning now but the shots don't look half bad and one record label may be using one for a CD cover. Go figure. You met Jim Marshall? How cool is that! He's my favourite photographer. According to a recent article I read about him in Digital Photographer (yes, they featured a film shooter), he still has a Nikon or two, but he says he seldom uses them. His usual approach is to go into a shoot carrying four Leica M's, each with their own lens. Apparently he doesn't ever change lenses, he changes bodies. I am currently wrestling with a big issue of whether to purchase a Leica M6 or the new whizz-bang Nikon D200. This is keeping me up at night! I think I would probably get more satisfaction from the M6, but I would use the D200 more often. I think you said it all in this last line. Meeting Mr. Marshall was very cool. He was very humble and just standing in line at a camera shop waiting his turn to purchase some used lenses. He asked if I had a real F with me, sort of a joke. We chatted briefly about Nikons and that was it. |
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Jim Marshall: Not Fade Away
In article t,
says... Meeting Mr. Marshall was very cool. He was very humble and just standing in line at a camera shop waiting his turn to purchase some used lenses. He asked if I had a real F with me, sort of a joke. We chatted briefly about Nikons and that was it. That would have been a surreal moment for me. He has a new book out called "Proof", which looks quite interesting. It is pretty much the same collection of pictures form the 60's and 70's as Not Fade Away, but in addition to the main pictures they have published his proof sheets from the same roll, along with the reasons why he chose a particular shot. I was just reading his intro to NFA again last night and in many ways his approach to photography is exactly the same as mine. Trust, simplicity and above all, let the photo stand not as a reflection of your style, but that of your subject. -- DD www.dallasdahms.com Central Scrutinizer |
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Jim Marshall: Not Fade Away
In article ,
says... In article t, says... Meeting Mr. Marshall was very cool. He was very humble and just standing in line at a camera shop waiting his turn to purchase some used lenses. He asked if I had a real F with me, sort of a joke. We chatted briefly about Nikons and that was it. That would have been a surreal moment for me. He has a new book out called "Proof", which looks quite interesting. It is pretty much the same collection of pictures form the 60's and 70's as Not Fade Away, but in addition to the main pictures they have published his proof sheets from the same roll, along with the reasons why he chose a particular shot. I was just reading his intro to NFA again last night and in many ways his approach to photography is exactly the same as mine. Trust, simplicity and above all, let the photo stand not as a reflection of your style, but that of your subject. Yep, I am having more fun in the last few months with an old Pentax Spotty and 99 cent store film. I am getting some damn good pics too and even scanning the drugstore prints on a cheap flatbed is producing some interesting images. For me it is more art than tech which is why I like Jim Marshall's stuff too. Some of the best work I have seen in years is from an Italian named Michele Lazzarotto from Padua. He shoots slides and then projects them onto scuptures and statues and then re-shoots them with print film. Great stuff. He also does very good B&W portraits that remind me a lot of Jim Marshall. |
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