I've just spent a remkable amount of time in which i should have been doing soemthing else reading this thread - of interest because of several things... I've never missed an issue since day one of B&W - BUT similarly dissapointed with the development of the magaine to date ...really liked the ideas you've all been discussing and look forward to the magazine dveloping.... However... as noted by a couple of people early in the thread (thanks for noticing Brian jeffery).. my pictures were in the October issue... all traditional prints (page 30 if your interested).... so it wasn't all bad (hopefully) - I for one took a huge amount of reassurance from them being published (someone likes them!!!!) and have moved forward with my pictures with a renewed enthusiasm - this, in my view is what a magazine like this is for - inspiration and excitment .... more readers work/portfolios please!!!!
Lots of good suggestions have been made on this thread for changes to the magazine - some nice ideas and I'm glad that David is able to take the time to consider to them.
However, I do feel there is a danger that this thread has somehow wandered from a slight annoyance to the change of angle during the past 2 publications of the magazine (the "Editorless" issues) to a kind of "David has arrived, now we can get on with the REAL work" This attitude, that appears to be emerging here, ignores the brilliant work Ailsa did in editing the magazine - most people were quite happy with it when she was in control.
If, through David's editorship the magazine changes but continues to be equally as good, that is more than enough for me to keep buying.
I wouldn't dare ignore Ailsa's sterling work since the very beginnings of the magazine. For one thing, I've met her! For another, the current troubled period just goes to show what a tough act the lady is to follow!
I wish David every success (for purely selfish reasons ) but I'll be hanging on to my complete run of Ailsa's magnificent magazine for a loooooooong time!
(...and still nobody's composed a piece of music called "Ailsa's Rag"! Talk about missed opportunities! )
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Leon, absolutely with you. Ailsa did a great job, lets hope David can make his own mark on the magazine and take things forward. I'm more than happy with his comments and attitude. Lets give him a chance to show us what he can do...
Lots of good suggestions have been made on this thread for changes to the magazine - some nice ideas and I'm glad that David is able to take the time to consider to them.
However, I do feel there is a danger that this thread has somehow wandered from a slight annoyance to the change of angle during the past 2 publications of the magazine (the "Editorless" issues) to a kind of "David has arrived, now we can get on with the REAL work" This attitude, that appears to be emerging here, ignores the brilliant work Ailsa did in editing the magazine - most people were quite happy with it when she was in control.
If, through David's editorship the magazine changes but continues to be equally as good, that is more than enough for me to keep buying.
Have now read this months mag, and Les's coments, will bow to his knowlage of the man and see what develops. There is however one change that would please me greatly, IF we have to have the digi camera listings can they please be printed on the reverse of one of the full page cannon adds and not a page of an article, this way I can remove the page and my biggest sourse of irritation with the mag. This change can be done before the next print run and will give us the option to remove or not depending on your preferance.
Ironicaly the Fugi add on the back page, " Ever feel like your digital SLR is missing something? My imediate thought was FILM.
Just picked up my copy. The 'Photography Books 2007/8' insert went straight in the shredder when I saw it was just page after page of books about how to press buttons on digigizmos. Even this month's Calumet add is nothing but digicrap. 'New Releases', more digicrap. A four page article by someone justifying why they gave up film for computers. 'Digital for beginners'... Even the Agenda pages were 50% ads for digitoys.
I'll give it until Christmas to improve, but it won't be easy. After that my money gets spent elsewhere.
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I don't automatically flick past or disregard a portfolio when I see that it's digital.
I do, and don't see anything wrong with admitting it. I do it because the quality of the image, in terms of sharpness, tonal range and highlight detail is generally subpar. I don't agree that only compositional skill is important.
One thing I see they could do quite easily, is if you are going to do a DSLR listing, then list 35mm cameras as well. Just this week I ran into a photo enthuasist, who when he saw my F6 asked what it was. When I told him, and told him it was new, he remarked he didn't even know film cameras were still being made. So, if film is part of the magazines audience, then film cameras also need to be part of it as well.
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For another, the current troubled period just goes to show what a tough act the lady is to follow!
) but I'll be hanging on to my complete run of Ailsa's magnificent magazine for a loooooooong time!
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