Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Knowing the colors involved, I would be eager to see it in color. On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:56 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? > Knowing the colors involved, I would be eager to see it 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA