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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Winter in GA
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 17:07:55 -0500

Hi Ted in Olalla,

> 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.

I'm not trying to be crass here, but I don't see that as "fine" from ANY
era.  It just has no soul, is unnatural and not real.  It's tacky and gaudy
in my opinion, and that's just my opinion.  And I'm not trying to be mean or
belittle anyone about what they like.  Some people think B&W is foolish.
Some people think color is foolish.  Some people think 35mm is foolish, and
some MF foolish...it doesn't make it right or wrong.

Thank GOD I don't have any pictures of my family that are like that.  I know
people who do.  Everyone makes jokes (or at least snickers a bit) about
those pictures.  I DO have some portraits of my father, from the 50's and
60's and they do NOT look like that, they look nice, in fact, very nice.  I
also have some of my mother, and they look really nice too.  They are
natural, and real.

> Now, what's wrong with a young man wanting to learn the basics of
> posing, lighting, etc.

Nothing, of course!

>  He asked about portraits.  That's what this is
> about.

Well, it's "about" ONE way SOME people have done "portraits".  There are
other ways.

Austin

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