Digital BW, The Print

sceptre12345 wrote:
>
> HCB never spent one minute in the darkroom. He hated lab work, and
> didn't think he was good enough. One day he got fed up with
> photography and went back to painting. Probably after shooting one
> roll too many!.just joking.

Yes, he might have felt that the modern times (basically from the early
70ies when he stopped photographing) weren't something he was very keen on
photographing. I just bought a very nice book with about 600 of his most
famous photos.

> Did shooting less made Boubat and his contemporaries less excellent
> photographers ?

Of course not, and this is what I said, no? Everyone should find his
shooting style. Sure, a certain level of consciousness about what and how to
shoot is essential, but some may have to see the photo before their inner
eye before pressing the shutter release, others may catch - as by chance -
the descisive moment without any preparation. Maybe by a feeling or
intuition...


regards Bernie