Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] David Bailey (slight return)
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 10:40:26 -0800
References: <v04011706b8bdcaed06ff@[66.81.28.6]>

>I never liked Sieff's 35mm work. It's too grainy for my taste. Also,
>his use of negative space, in an image, made it look like he was winging
>it, and out of control. In particular, the _european_style of printing that
>dominates Sieff's work, I find it visually abrasive.
>On the other hand, Bailey's 120 work is much tighter. I get a sense of
>action, even in his portraits, almost of an imminent sense of activity.
>But, being predominately a 120 shooter, I realize that I have a bias in
>that area.
> Slobodan Dimitrov


Sieffs 35mm stuff is definitely grainy, and sometimes the printing is over
the top (with some painfully obvious burns), but it's nevertheless
powerful, at least to my eye. Particularly striking to me are the nudes and
fashion shots made with a 21mm lens - astounding!

Guy
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