[Leica] Re: Diptychs

[bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)]

And what photos aren't - clich?'s - in the sense that virtually anything any
of us shoots has not only been shot before countless times, it has been shot
far better? ;-)


On 9/29/06 8:58 AM, "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com> wrote:

> I'm far more impressed by photos posted by LUG members than I am by any of 
> the
> diptychs being discussed. They struck me as clich?. But grouping people in
> threes is solid composition. That's about the only thing that I took from
> them. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Barbour [mailto:kididdoc@cox.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:44 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Diptychs
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> On Sep 28, 2006, at 2:16 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Sep 28, 2006, at 12:37 PM, George wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm with you Ric. This is one of the strongest bodies of work I've
>>> seen in a long time. Each portrait would stand on its own as a
>>> powerful representation of sub culture. The juxtapositions simply
>>> strengthen the contrast and similarities between sub cultures. And as
>>> body of work they speak powerfully of our human condition.
> 
> 
> I'm not so sure about that...we have plenty of photos that tell us
> about the human condition,  do we really need nice posed studio
> advertising type images to tell us of the human condition...they look
> more like models dressed to the part...
> 
> IMHO I think they tell us more about what is in the photographers
> mind and the fact that he wants to make money out of this project....
> 
> 
> Steve
>> 
>> I disagree. While the portraits are strong, except for subject
>> matter relationships and contrasts, most did not work as diptychs.
>> Diptychs should have some form of connecting artistic unity and
>> should enhance each other, mirroring shape and composition.
>> Meaningful content contrasts are not enough. The diptych should
>> stand as a coherent work of art independent of meaning. In this
>> case art is sacrificed for social comment. The photos would be
>> better presented as individual portraits and let the viewer assign
>> whatever social meaning he will in his own mind.
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>> Larry Z
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