Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We've at one time or another kicked around the subject of whether photography is a literal art, or as interpretative as any other art.... So last night I am reading in The Tao of Photography and the subject is being discussed. And the following allegedly true story is told... P. Picaso is painting a woman's portrait, and her husband is watching, becoming more horrified by the minute. Finally he can take it no longer: "That doesn't look anything like my wife," says He Who Ought To Know. "Well, what does your wife look like?" PP asks. The man fishes in his wallet and hands Picaso a photo of the woman. "THIS," he says, "is what my wife looks like." Picaso stares at the image for a few moments and then hands it back, saying, "Awfully tiny, isn't she?" Discuss amongst yourselves. /s/ TLFKAG