Overgaard Posted February 9, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Chris Weeks did a red carpet arrival at the Warner film premiere last night and is blogging about the use of Leica S2 and two Leica M9 (prototypes) here: APhotoContributor: the real beast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Hi Overgaard, Take a look here Chris Weeks playing around with Leica S2 in Hollywood. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wattsy Posted February 9, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 9, 2010 Not anything like as interesting as Weeks probably thinks it is. "Julia, Emma.." Embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted February 9, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 9, 2010 Can't say i really enjoy his writing style. I love his rant about how hard it is to do the work, which doesn't appear to be borne out by the results - unless shooting fish in a barrel suddenly became less difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 9, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 9, 2010 Interesting... I can't decide if I like or hate this man. He's probably right about this type of photography being a lot harder than people think. It was cool to see the S2 used in this context. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted February 9, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2010 Nice photos. I don't enjoy his writing style either ... calling people "douche", using no capital letters, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto_Fosch Posted February 10, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 10, 2010 Chris Weeks did a red carpet arrival at the Warner film premiere last night and is blogging about the use of Leica S2 and two Leica M9 (prototypes) here: APhotoContributor: the real beast. The new 35mm Lux? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted February 11, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 11, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) hehe... it seems to be... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted February 11, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 11, 2010 Yep - looks different to my 35lux asph. The aperture ring is different, seems the numbers are on the raised part. damn... that might be one Leica lens I'd be prepared to buy new... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM-25 Posted February 13, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 13, 2010 I'm not impressed with anything about the guy, images in particular... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheewai_m6 Posted February 16, 2010 Share #10 Posted February 16, 2010 i love his style of writing. he says it exactly the way he sees it and in this day and age, it's something to be respected. political correctness are for soft c..ks. also he's a photographer, not a writer, why judge a photographer on his style of writing? i personally love his photos also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted February 16, 2010 Share #11 Posted February 16, 2010 i love his style of writing. he says it exactly the way he sees it and in this day and age, it's something to be respected. political correctness are for soft c..ks. also he's a photographer, not a writer, why judge a photographer on his style of writing? i personally love his photos also. Actually, he is a writer, otherwise the photographs on his blog wouldn't be punctuated with insightful stuff like: "That’s the real fucking world. That’s not some masturbatory dream of content of some irrelevant old landscape shooter who couldn’t make it in the real world. Not you Ken, promise." Which really reads like a teenager with a complex venting about it. It's not only poor writing, it's unnecessary and irritating, and it very much detracts from the images and other writing he posts. I'm quite sure he would verbosely 'not give a damn'... but just reading his crap makes me quite sure that irrespective of his photographic ability - he's not someone i would want to meet. He comes across as a real wanker and name-dropper. Pity, because I get the sense from some of his blog posts that he probably has some useful stuff to say - it just gets overshadowed by the delivery style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheewai_m6 Posted February 17, 2010 Share #12 Posted February 17, 2010 Actually, he is a writer, otherwise the photographs on his blog wouldn't be punctuated with insightful stuff like: "That’s the real fucking world. That’s not some masturbatory dream of content of some irrelevant old landscape shooter who couldn’t make it in the real world. Not you Ken, promise." Which really reads like a teenager with a complex venting about it. It's not only poor writing, it's unnecessary and irritating, and it very much detracts from the images and other writing he posts. I'm quite sure he would verbosely 'not give a damn'... but just reading his crap makes me quite sure that irrespective of his photographic ability - he's not someone i would want to meet. He comes across as a real wanker and name-dropper. Pity, because I get the sense from some of his blog posts that he probably has some useful stuff to say - it just gets overshadowed by the delivery style. well in that sense, he is a writer. then so are we on these forums, but really we're not. we are whatever profession we are, but writing is not our profession. well that's my point anyway, he's not a professional writer and he's not employed for his writing. he might use writing to get his point of view across. that's what i'm trying to say anyway. i find his bluntness and his style amusing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman Villain Posted February 18, 2010 Share #13 Posted February 18, 2010 I liked reading his thoughts and find it interesting whenever a photographer shares some insight into what the challenges are to a specific kind of photography. For example, I've never photographred a celebrity red carpet event in a place like Los Angeles, so the only way I can understand the unique problems inherent in that kind of work is to listen to what another photographer says about the situation. It's interesting that he's concerned about "eye contact." Perhaps one of the most challenging parts of his job is fighting to make fleeting eye contact with a celebrity while standing amidst a crowd of up to hundreds of photographers. That is interesting, and something I never would have known unless he shared the information his blog. Photography can be as big or as small as a person wants it to be. I've found that one of the biggest problems communicating in forums is that people with cameras are often very limited in their understanding of different types of professional photography and therefore can't judge or critique information within context. Lack of context is a major reason for much miscommunication. If the average hobbyists looks at red carpet photos, what is he seeing? He may just be seeing basic exposure and sharpness? But what if the proper way to judge a red carpet photo is not necessarily by the simple technical aspects but rather by the psychological component of fighting to make eye contact with a celebrity? Also, for those that are not on the West Coast of the US, please understand that this part of the world is filled with backstabbers that say one thing to your face and another thing behind your back. So a lot of people, especially in the entertainment industry, have developed a blunt style of talking as a way of being a sort of "straight-shooter." IT's their way of saying, "Hey, I'm telling you my exact thoughts right away and not waiting to say something different behind your back." Many of us in this part of the globe find that style of talking can be refreshing and truthful. But, I can understand how it can sound brash and harsh to people from other parts of the world. Just wanted to make an observation in case it helps someone understand a seemingly straight-shooter like Chris a bit better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 18, 2010 Share #14 Posted February 18, 2010 Many of us in this part of the globe find that style of talking can be refreshing and truthful. But, I can understand how it can sound brash and harsh to people from other parts of the world. Just wanted to make an observation in case it helps someone understand a seemingly straight-shooter like Chris a bit better. Come off it, the "style of talking" is just a middle class 40-odd year old bloke trying to sound like some kind of streetwise teenager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman Villain Posted February 18, 2010 Share #15 Posted February 18, 2010 Come off it, the "style of talking" is just a middle class 40-odd year old bloke trying to sound like some kind of streetwise teenager. ooh I love how brits always inject social class into everything lol maybe that helps explain part of the class warfare thing going on around here concerning the S2 being nothing but an expensive status symbol lol just having some fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted February 22, 2010 Share #16 Posted February 22, 2010 Come off it, the "style of talking" is just a middle class 40-odd year old bloke trying to sound like some kind of streetwise teenager. Amen. It's so square to be "hip." Language and attitude aside, though, I liked his report--and I liked it on the M9 too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted February 28, 2010 Share #17 Posted February 28, 2010 I don't like his language, but I do enjoy reading what he writes about street shooting. He wrote an interesting paper on SS and I enjoyed his report on the M9 video report. I trust his judgement and regard him as someone who tells me how it is. There's no financial incentive fo him and no club to join and that's a refreshing change from the current leading testers who praise everything they lay their hands on. Aside from that e's not a professional reviewer. As for his photography, I know it to be good within the genre. What more does one expect ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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