Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I guess I am going to have to tie in here a little -- with no argument with BD or anyone else. Just my .02 cents for what it's worth. Read the heading -- The Zeltsman Approach to Formal Classic Portraiture -- speaks directly to what you are going to get from this set of lessons. Formal and Classic. The gentleman who wrote this series is from the my era - the 40s, 50s, 60s, and he is displaying a fine example of portraiture from that era. In the 50s I worked in a studio doing this kind of work. We retouched and colored all the portraits by hand. Let me say in passing that many fine, award-winning photographers of that day made one hell of a lot of money from this type of work. And today, with some modifications, many still do. Now, what's wrong with a young man wanting to learn the basics of posing, lighting, etc. He asked about portraits. That's what this is about. Once he learns the basic, then he can alter what he is doing and produce whatever he wants. That's it. Ted in Olalla - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 11:13 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Winter in GA > Posed? Noooooooo. That couple with the boots and whips always sits around > that way with a saddle at their feet. And the little girl with the dog? > Think her arm is wired around that beast? ;-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Douglas Lee > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 1:47 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Winter in GA > > > Well, to each his/her own. However, I must say I found > it amusing that after you page through all the > obviously posed portraits the photographer points out > that the portraits do not have that "manipulated pose" > look. Even to my challenged "eye" they are posed... > > Cafe mocha anyone? > > -Doug Lee > > > --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Eric, my friend. Hang your head in shame. Go lock > > yourself in your room for > > six hours. Go to bed without supper. How could you > > possibly, ever, point > > anyone to this site. This is THE UGIEST, MOST > > HORRIFYING, REVOLTING crap > > that ever crept into the front window of a 9th rate > > "portrait studio"/Kodak > > store in the smallest of small town America. :-( :-( > > > > Give me a Holga shot taken by a blindman on acid > > over this crap!!! > > > > B. D. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On > > Behalf Of Eric > > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:50 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] Re: Winter in GA > > > > > > David: > > > > >The third and fourth, I am looking for some advice > > for simple portraits. > > > > http://www.zuga.net/freelessons/JZCH1.shtml > > > > > > Eric > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html