Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i'm basically with you on this yet, the reality we live in does not differentiate between photograph, illustration, photo-illustration in my opinion when you pose a subject you've moved into photo-illustration so, in that context are kyle's gun owners documents or illustrations in this new world should photo credits read "posed, artificially lit photo-illustration by?" or "unposed, as found, photograph by?" or, is it up to the viewers to determine the level of visual truth? Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Sep 16, 2008, at 5:58 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 06:52 PM 9/16/2008, you wrote: >> magazine covers have >> become editorial illustrations >> with little resemblance to >> factual, visual reporting >> >> Fond regards, >> George > > And that's fine. If they are labeled ILLUSTRATIONS!! Not > photographs. "Illustration by Jill Greenberg" would have been > fine. Not that anybody would notice the distinction except > editorial photographers (not illustrators). :-( > > Editorial photographer, > > Tina Manley > > Tina Manley > ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information