Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just watched an interview with David Axlerod, senior advisor to Obama. I looked back at his portrait, and saw a warm smile, loose tie and a slight paunch. Perfect. On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote: > Several years ago, a guy came to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and set up > an off-street studio with a white flat background. > > He used a Polaroid 16x20 camera, I think, maybe an 8x10, and asked selected > people in costume to come off the street to be photographed. I thought it > was a crazy idea, until I saw some some of the prints. > > These portraits, I think are pretty wonderful; by taking the people out of > context, and only letting them have one prop for comfort, we get to see > something really special in most of the people. > > They aren't photography, they are portraits, and I think most of them > succeed. > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA