[Leica] IMGs: Exploring Urban Colour-Chris

[Christopher Crawford]

Gerry,

Why recreate old Kodachrome? you’re shooting digital, not film, and
Kodachrome is no longer made. Why recreate another artist’s style? You’re
a good enough photographer that you don’t need to do that.

Lots of people I know online do over processed work like that to try to
emulate someone else or materials that are no longer made, and I don’t
bother commenting. That’s because their work sucks, and it would suck no
matter what style of work they did.

I wan’t trying to offend you; on the contrary, I respect your work enough
to tell you that I don’t like this particular set of images, and why. You
can take it or leave it; this is your work, not mine, so ultimately its
your choice how to edit your photos.

-- 
Chris Crawford
Fine Art Photography
Fort Wayne, Indiana
260-437-8990

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On 5/2/16, 4:31 AM, "LUG on behalf of Gerry Walden"
<lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote:

>Chris
>
>Thank you for your comments which I take on board but I feel I have to
>defend myself. I am not in any way using this “gimmicky photoshopping as
>a crutch” but more in an effort to explore the recreation of the look of
>the work of people like Saul Leiter and Jay Maisel when they were
>shooting Kodachrome back in the 50’s and 60’s. Now, I may have failed
>dismally in the effort but that is where I am trying to get. I accept
>they are not ‘realistic’ but then what is? Realism is standing in front
>of the scene, anything else is going to be a pastiche of reality, and
>these are about as realistic as a black and white image.
>
>Gerry
>
>
>> On 2 May 2016, at 09:16, Christopher Crawford
>><chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I did, and I still don’t like them. The technique obscures the subject,
>> which should not happen with this type of work. This type of gimmicky
>> photoshopping is a crutch used by mediocre photographers to hide the
>>fact
>> that they have nothing to say with their work. Gerry is too good a
>> photographer to need any kind of crutch, and these photos would be great
>> if rendered more realistically.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Chris Crawford
>> Fine Art Photography
>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>> 260-437-8990
>> 
>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
>> 
>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
>> Become a fan on Facebook
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/2/16, 2:45 AM, "LUG on behalf of Philippe"
>> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
>> photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Chris, view them large, the rendition is better even if the colours
>>>still
>>> seem a little bit off
>>> 
>>> Gerry, I would have liked to play with the first one to dim the
>>> (red/orange channel) vibrance and the blue cast but unlike the LUG
>>> gallery your site doesn't allow downloading …
>>> 
>>> Keep them coming my friend, there's something in there that only wants
>>>to
>>> be revealed :-)
>>> 
>>> Amities
>>> Philippe
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Le 2 mai 2016 à 08:39, Christopher Crawford
>>> <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> a écrit :
>>> 
>>>> I think they¹re too harsh looking, it distracts from the subject; I
>>>>see
>>>> the technique first and its hard to see past it.
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Chris Crawford
>>>> Fine Art Photography
>>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>>>> 260-437-8990
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
>>>> Become a fan on Facebook
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 5/2/16, 2:02 AM, "LUG on behalf of Gerry Walden"
>>>> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
>>>> gwpics at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I am exploring urban colour at the moment to try and find my hidden
>>>>> 'Saul
>>>>> Leiter¹ or ŒJay Maisel¹ brain, and here are 4 recent examples:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dishes and Shadows:
>>>>>http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/I0000tEA5ryYSkEA
>>>>> <http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/I0000tEA5ryYSkEA>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Open 7 Days: 
>>>>> http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I0000vRFjOEqSEyk
>>>>> 
>>>>><http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I0000vRFjOEqSEyk>
>>>>> 
>>>>> The Barbers Pole:
>>>>> http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I00005C_y8B2Zt.s
>>>>> 
>>>>><http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I00005C_y8B2Zt.s>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Duke Street: 
>>>>> http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I0000qI9C6Kd2KJw
>>>>> 
>>>>><http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I0000qI9C6Kd2KJw>
>>>>> 
>>>>> All were post-processed in LR using Kodachrome presets because I
>>>>>liked
>>>>> the filmic feel.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Not sure if I have got it right yet, but it is an interesting path to
>>>>> follow.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerry
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerry Walden LRPS
>>>>> www.gwpics.com
>>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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