Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Austin: No problem for me with anything that you have written, or BD, or anyone else. Each of us sees things in a different way from a different perspective. Actually, I am rather enjoying this thread. Best, Ted in Olalla - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:07 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Winter in GA > 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 > > -- > 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