RE: [Leica] Keepers [was: David Bailey...]

[BOB KRAMER <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com>]

Thanks to everyone for the great discussion on HCB's work and style.  And
how not to get sucked in by a translation or editor's whim.  John, it really
is good to have you back here!  :-)

Kevin, do you know if this BBC show you mention is available on VCR tape?  I
would love to get a copy of it.  My wife did just give me a copy of The
Artless Art for my b'day, and I have been enjoying it immensely for the last
two days.  Great photos and great drawings and paintings, with a lot of
apparently HCB approved commentary as well.

Cheers,

BK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Argue [mailto:kargue@sympatico.ca]
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Keepers [was: David Bailey...]
> 
> Bob- BBC Television produced a wonderful documentary on HCB 
> for his 90th 
> birthday. The historic footage showed him dancing around the 
> streets of New
> York taking photos. Eve Arnold talked about this in the 
> program. For those
> that a critical of HCB, they should have been in London a few 
> years ago
> during his 90th birthday. 4 exhibitions including  the 'Tete 
> a Tete' at the
> National Portrait Gallery which was quite full during my visit.
> One thing to think of is HCB used a Leica  M with only a few lens, no
> flash,motordrives, or extremely wide lens. He used HP5, and 
> had it printed
> one way- normal contrast. No over printing(Don McCullin 
> Photos), extreme
> burning(SIEF PHOTO), or too much contrast. Pure photos! How 
> can you not
> enjoy great images produced that way.
> Excuse while I go find my HCB collection!
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