Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And just think, if you would of traded prints, one of those could of been yours. Slobodan Dimitrov Dan Honemann wrote: > > If any LUGgers local to the Baltimore area missed Jesse Helman's opening at > the Peabody last night, I highly encourage you to see these beautiful prints > while they are there. For out of town LUGgers, the exhibit is worth a trip > to Charm City. > > These are some of the finest b&w prints I have ever seen. They've restored > my faith that producing rich prints ala HCB and the old masters is still > possible. Jesse shot nearly all of them with a 50 summicron and TMZ souped > in Xtol. But his secret weapon appears to be the notorious Rabiner > split-grade printing. I for one am now sold, and eagerly await Mark's book > on the subject (you ARE writing a book on it, aren't you Mark? Pretty > please?!). > > Apart from their technical merits, the photographs are brilliantly composed > and capture candid moments with performing artists with a sensitivity and > intimacy that exposes Jesse's passion for the genre. Fine, fine work, not > to be missed. > > Cheers, > Dan