Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] David Bailey
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 19:15:10 -0800
References: <v04011701b8b99c831527@[66.81.24.88]>

It's not just fashion photography. It has an incredible amount of
portrait work. A lot of material I've forgotten about.
The reproduction is exceptional. Better than most's actual prints.
Slobodan Dimitrov

Guy Bennett wrote:
> 
> >Picked up a great book called "David Bailey--birth of the cool," by
> >Martin Harrison. It's at the clearance tables at Hennessey + Ingalls;
> >http://www.hennesseyingalls.com/
> >It's a first edition for $29.95. If any of you haven't seen the images
> >from this era, this is a feast for the old eye balls. Lot's of 120 work
> >with a smattering of 35.
> >Slobodan Dimitrov
> 
> Dammit! I was at H & E yesterday, but blew through and didn't see that
> book, which I've been wanting to pick up for quite a while. (Have to head
> back down there.)
> 
> Though I'm not a huge fan of fashion photography, Bailey's stuff I like a
> lot, particularly the work in that book. I believe it was on the David
> Bailey of that period that Antonioni based the main character of "Blow Up,"
> or so they say.
> 
> Thanks for the tip.
> 
> Guy
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