Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/09

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: People w/ Character |was..Leica R 90mm
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net>
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1996 09:05:32 -0700

At 11:42 PM 6/8/96 -0400, you wrote:

>	I'm reminded of the great protraitist, Yousef(sp?) Karsh
>	who used an 8 X 10 view camera and captured every wrinkle
>	and pore of his subjects in incredible detail. At least
>	that's how I remember his photographs.

Me too. Very dramatic, powerful stuff. Much more impoartant to the history
of the world than if he'd done it like Joe's portraits in a minute at the mall.

And remember what Edward Weston posted over his studio? "Unretouched
photographs."

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Eric Welch
Grants Pass Daily Courier