Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kenneth Frazier showed: Subject: [Leica] FWI: Vermeer, light, and the camera >I just mentioned, in my reply to Ted, that I had not forgotten Vermeer, > a reference to a comment by Ted made some time ago. > > That triggered my curiosity and I checked out the extensive Vermeer > website: > > http://tinyurl.com/5sm97 > > On this page of the website, in the pop-ups, it is mentioned that some > scholars have speculated that Vermeer used a "camera obscura" in > creating the painting of the "Girl with a Pearl Earring," which is a > classic "statement" of shooting from the shadow side. > > Nothing new under the sun!!!<<<<<<<, Hi Ken, It maybe there isn't anything new under the sun, but it's surpising how many people never see the shadow side of lighting for use in their photography. :-( ted