Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I remember the perhaps apocraphical comment from Sir Churchill comment to Karsh that "You can even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed". - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ted Grant > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 4:08 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW: Model shoot (non-Leica) > > > Phong wrote: > > Your point is well taken. If anything, I have gained a lot of respect > > for posed portraiture, such as so masterly done by Yosuf Karsh. And > > to think that in many instances, especially with busy prominent public > > figures, you have only the opportunity to shoot a few shots.<<< > > Hi Phong, > Oh not quite so with old Yosuf, as "he was the personality" and everything > was built around the Master "taking the portrait. " In other words those > busy prominent people who sat for him sat quietly and as long as > he required > to do his magic. ;-) > > And anyone else trying that wouldn't have a chance! ;-) > ted > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html