[Leica] PROOF: Photography in the Era of the Contact Sheet

[Don Dory]

Dame Brown is indeed a sublimely talented portraitist.

On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 8:53 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> Thanks, I will check out the book.
>
> For portraiture, may I suggest two photographers I am very fond of:
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> Gregory Heisler, whose "50 Portraits" is a must have in every library:
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> https://gregoryheisler.com/
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> Dame Jane Bown, IMHO, the best portrait photographer ever. Just natural
> light, an OM1 and a 50mm lens through her 60+ year career with The
> Observer. Any of her books is a treat, but "Exposures", IMHO, is
> definitive:
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> http://theimageworks.com/pub/nn034/bown/index.html
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> Cheers
> Jayanand
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> On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 1:50 AM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
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> > After reading about this exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art I was
> > interested enough to purchase the book.
> >
> > Now I really want to see the exhibit. Cleveland is a bit out of the way
> > but I may find a way to make it happen.
> >
> > The book has been inspiring for me. It lead to the basketball player
> > images for instance. It sits next to my chair in the family room where I
> > can pick it up and peruse (and even look at) the images. Sometimes you
> get
> > to see a sheet and then the image the artist chose. Other times you just
> > see the sheet and get to make your own judgements. Sometimes the
> > photographer captures the subject but other times maybe not?
> >
> > I recommend it. And if anyone does go to Cleveland to see the exhibit
> > please report back!
> >
> > Adam Bridge
> >
> >
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