Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think we did - go over it a while back. And it is indeed a "photomontage," a term that slipped my slippery mind. Indeed, such works can be fabulous. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Feli Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 11:28 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] B. D. PAW On Mar 25, 2005, at 8:09 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: > No - Not at all. But I think a "photograph" is a single image captured > by a camera. You are using photographic images to create a different > kind of art. That's all. > > The bottom line, Philippe, is that we disagree, and will always > disagree > on this. You have decided to do a project combining individual > photographs; I wish you good luck with the project, but I don't > consider > the end product of what you are producing to be "photography." But I > know that there are many who disagree with me. :-) Didn't this used to be called a 'Photomontage'? Nothing wrong it, some beautiful work has been done with this technique, but I have to agree with B.D. that it's no longer a photograph. Didn't we go over this a few weeks ago? Feli ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information