Winsor wrote:
>>Yeah, reminds me of the famous "Picture Post" photographer Bert Hardy who
>>was often iritated by similar comments. One night at a dinner party he
>>remarked to the hostess: "This is a wonderful meal, you must have a superb
>>oven" :-)
>
>That is a truly wonderful anecdote.
>
>The variation I usually get is, "That is a beautiful picture. What kind of
>camera did you use?"
Yeah, that reaction has always puzzled me. Would they ask Picasso what
sort of paintbrush he used?! Hardy used to get very annoyed by such
attitudes, and went on to take one of his most famous cover shots with a
Box Brownie to prove it :-)
Richard
Richard Ross
Hemel Hempstead, England
rhdesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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