Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, you have stated the only real question: why? Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Dehumanizing portraits? > > On Jan 19, 2009, at 7:09 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > >> Truly awful. >> >> What were the teams that I suppose must have been in the room doing? >> No excuse >> these were digital, there will have been every opportunity to vet >> what happened, >> particularly with such a large group to shoot their way through. >> >> Imagine what would be said if a LUGger wasted such an opportunity >> and posted >> this lot ;-) > > > imho, yes, they are overall quite awful (subjective), one would think > by design (it was their design, not the subjects', despite what they > say, and presumably the photographer is competent) ... > > the only question is...what were they trying to accomplish? > > > Steve >> >> >> Peter >> >> Brian Reid wrote: >>> 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 >>> >> >> -- >> >> =========================================================== >> Dr Peter Dzwig >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.9/1902 - Release Date: 1/19/2009 9:37 AM