Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Love this quote from Harold Feinstein: ?When your mouth drops open, click the shutter.? Reminds me of Ted! Tina On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Speaking of B&W: > > http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/12/harold-feinstein/?hpt=hp_t3 > > Better in color? > > Tina > > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> On Dec 12, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: >> >> > Caricature? So any photos made before color film was available are >> > caricatures? I don't get that. >> > >> > I love B&W photography. It *sometimes** *turns a snapshot into art by >> > reducing the content to form and composition which could be a type of >> > caricature but not under the usual definition of oversimplification or >> > satirical content. Unless the photo is flowers, sunsets, sports, or >> > wildlife, I almost always prefer B&W over color. Would Salgado's >> photos be >> > as effective in color? He is photographing currently and has the >> choice. I >> > guess we are all different and have different opinions! >> > >> > Standing up for B&W here, surprised to have to do that on a Leica list! >> >> >> >> >> sure agree, I totally support you on your decisions, though I >> feel/agree that bw is preferable.... unless the image is "all about >> color"! >> I feel that the stripping away of color lets you see what is there >> without distraction or artifice, >> though it doesn't create caricature.... it does however get down to >> core issues, which is the point. >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> > >> > Tina >> > >> > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> and turning them into B&W caricature shows them how the photographer >> >> thinks they are >> >> >> >> ric >> >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 12, 2012, at 12:09 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> how is that NOT how they are? >> >>> >> >>> it seems to me precisely how they are >> >>> >> >>> ric >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at >> >>> gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> occurs to me this concerns how they want to be seen, not how they >> are. >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Tina Manley, ASMP >> > www.tinamanley.com >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com