Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are pretty bad, alright, but the reproductions in the magazine are worse. That varies also. In some cases the people in the slide show just look sick, but look like they're in the coffin on paper. And vice-versa. IMHO. I seriously doubt there was an effort to create a negative perception. Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Brian Reid > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 1:57 PM > To: LUG@leica-users.org > Subject: [Leica] Dehumanizing portraits? > > The New York Times magazine just ran a set of portraits of "Obama's > People" > > http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/magazine/2009-inauguration- > gallery/index.html > > It feels to me as though the photographer went out of his way to make all > of his subjects look unnatural and bizarre. They are posed awkwardly, the > lighting is very peculiar, the camera angles are unusual, and the subjects > were usually photographed off-guard. > > What does anybody else think? Was the photographer here trying to create a > negative perception of these people? > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information