The PLUG's 10 Commandments of Leica Photography

[Heifetz]

The PLUG's 10 Commandments of Leica Photography

Moses came back from a PLUG meeting carrying two stone tablets. We reproduce them here:

1) Thy children are ugly. Do not make us look upon them.

2) Thou shalt not have a photograph entitled "Pop-Pop" in your Leica portfolio.

We know Scooter loves his grandfather, we'd just rather not have to look at it.

3) Thou shalt not photograph thy dog ,nor thy cat, nor thy ass.

(Some dispensation may be got for photographing thy neighbor's ass, we'd have to see it first though.)

4) Photographing in exotic locals does not makeith thou a great photographer.

It makith thou a tourist.

5) Thou shalt not photograph buildings.


6) Thou shalt not photograph statues.

Who do you think you are? Robert Maplethorp?


7) Thou shalt not photograph homeless people.

Leave them alone or buy them food. This pleasith the Lord.

8) Thou shalt not photograph people from behind and call it street photography.

This makith thou a coward.

9) Thou shalt not own stupid Leica gadgets.

This includes a "leica tabletop tripod", a "visioflex", a "NOOKY", a "SOOMP" or anything else that makes your Leica work with all the speed and ease of a 4x5.

10) Thou shalt not brag about the sharpness of thy lens, nor the number of Summicron's thou hast acquired, nor the freshness of thy rear-cap, nor the dinglessness of thy bottom plate.

Now go in peace & may the lux be with you.

[Iron Flatline]

My favs:

Originally Posted by Heifetz

The PLUG's 10 Commandments of Leica Photography

4) Photographing in exotic locals does not makeith thou a great photographer; It makith thou a tourist.

8) Thou shalt not photograph people from behind and call it street photography; This makith thou a coward.

... may the lux be with you.

... snicker...

[michael_boylan]

This leaves me nothing to photograph

[spylaw4]

And lo! The people did ignore Moses and brought forth wondrous photographs for all the world to admire and praise.

[bill]

How about:

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's 'lux or ASPH

Regards,

Bill

[Heifetz]

I find those am "humor...."

[vanhulsenbeek]

Originally Posted by Heifetz

I find those "humor...."

These 10 Commandments originate from Kyle Cassidy, now of 'Armed America' fame.
See: Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes

He first published them, in their original slightly shorter form, on the Leica Users Group maillist at least 5 years ago. Long before the time of slick webbased forums :-)

[Heifetz]

Originally Posted by vanhulsenbeek

These 10 Commandments originate from Kyle Cassidy, now of 'Armed America' fame.
See: Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes

He first published them, in their original slightly shorter form, on the Leica Users Group maillist at least 5 years ago. Long before the time of slick webbased forums :-)

well comment... !

[andybarton]

Originally Posted by vanhulsenbeek

These 10 Commandments originate from Kyle Cassidy, now of 'Armed America' fame.
See: Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes

He first published them, in their original slightly shorter form, on the Leica Users Group maillist at least 5 years ago. Long before the time of slick webbased forums :-)

Shame that we don't take more notice of them, especially Nr 10