I spent the better part of last week in Cologne at Photokina with the guys from Bogen. Will and Mark will be helping you extensively at the workshop, along with Kriss who will be at the farm but not as much just with us. Really, really encourage you to ask them about lights, supports, and photography. Kriss has a degree in photography from RIT and is incredibly knowledgeable. No one knows more about the Elinchromes than Mark. Will is the Man--I
do love to bust on him because he is Canadian, and really he can't help that. He will go so far over and above for you, appreciate it and share his knowledge and enthusiasm. These guys aren't here to sell you product they are here to pay back to the industry and enjoy photojournalism.
Anyway, saw lots of new toys. Acquired some of them. Played with a lot more.
Came away with the same thing each time. If you use the technology to do things you couldn't do before, it's valuable. If you use it to simply make your life easier then you are lazy and don't deserve to have it.
Tech talk makes Laura's head hurt. She just wants to make images that sing, and push the boundaries. Can't say that I blame her in either case. But somebody has to know how to make the cameras work.........
Bill
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