25 December, 2007 � Can James Russell Focus?
Whenever anyone puts themselves on the line publicly, such as publishing a web article, they are bound to receive both positive as well as negative commentary.
Last week,
James Russell, one of the top commercial photographers in the US, shared with us a wonderful article about his experiences using a Leica M8 for the first time, in a piece titled
Leica M8 Revisited.
He's received a great many accolades and positive feedback, but as too often happens a few mean-spirited know-it-alls in some of the online communities have written commentaries which are really unworthy of them, not to mention the wonderful contributions that James has made to the photographic community.
Today James shares with us some thoughts on this in
an addendum to his original article.
I recently purchased Camera to Print, & LLVJ 16. I must confess my initial motivation was one of guilt. I have been reading your website for quite a while, and began to feel a bit uncomfortable that I had not supported your efforts. So I placed the order. Having viewed them, I can say that they exceeded my best expectations. For any photographer interested in producing better work faster, this series is indispensable and without peer. The ability to go back and review portions multiple times is effortless and extremely helpful. My advice to any fence sitters is this:
For the price of that cheap skylight filter that you're sorry you bought
and which you don't use because it degrades your work,
you can have 6 hours of access to two of the foremost experts in the field whose only intent is to help you improve your work. And, in addition make a contribution to the LL Foundation.
It's a no brainer. ...
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Luminous Landscape News Feed- 25 December, 2007 � Can James Russell Focus? 
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