Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]See I appreciate this kind of sarcasm. Although I can tell that BD is kinda, you know, jabbing at my little email, his three questions were asked with a jab and a little respect..I can admire that. Well BD, I am saying anyone of us like or hate Anne. Furthermore, I would not want to know that we are wasting any kind of physical energy writing about her on some chat line anywhere. Secondly, Although I am from Jamaica, I did not get around to smoking any of that good stuff...not yet anyway. But, how easy it is for us to just throw her photographs into the stock image heap. Are you saying that all Anne has ever shot are stock images and could not be anything else to anyone. The lay man picking up a picture, does not know that it was shot by Anne, does not know what a stock image is, will they consider the image "jkust a stock image?" Or could they be touched by who she shot and what the image is saying to that particular person...I do not know...you tell me. I have gone to people's homes and seen prints of famous people on the wall, shot by different photographers and to them, it is not just a commercial stock image..it sometimes serve as a way of getting close to their celebs. Hey a lot of people still have that famous portrait of Jesus in their living room. Now there is a stock image if ever there was one. I am not trying to turn the world over on its axis. To tell the truth, all I want is what happened this Sept. 11. A story I did two years ago about two mothers who lost their sons on that fateful day has turned out to be a very beautiful thing in all our lives. For one, they feel that through my pictures families all over the world was able to read the stories and see the portraits I did for AP. As a result every anniversary, I will expect a call, and for as long as I live I will be connected to these two families. My pictures helped to put two families together, and also helped to reach out to their families situated all over the US. What did I change. I changed my life for one. And I was also told by the two families that my pictures have helped them to see their boys stay alive or live in either books or the other publications that have used the pictures. I do not know but I humbly say that this is how I expect my images to imapct the world. Now how does Anne do the same. If her portrait help someone to feel close to their celebs then she has done something...this might be far reaching but in this pop culture of ours, everything means something to the next man. > Oh pullllleeeeeez....First off, "hate?" Annie Lebovitz? Why would anyone > in his or her right mind waste that kind of psychic energy on Annie > Lebovitz? > > Second, "the world is a much different place" because someone took a > bunch of slock commercial portraits of famous people? WHAT are you > smoking? > > Third, really went into photography because you thought you could change > the world with your pictures? What lead you to think that? And if you > really do believe that photography can change the world, how can you > possibily suggest that AL's photography can change the world? > > Weird. > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of > LEICA-USER@ispwest.com > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:39 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] Annie Leibovitz > > > > > The truth is.... > she did it. Neither one of us did what she did...oh yes..maybe, quite a > number of us could > have....but we did not...she did and so I think we should APPRECIATE > instead of HATE. > She might not have taken pics that WE do but she did hers her own way > and the world is a > much different place because of them. We should not judge why and how > people's sanity > is maintained. We will never know how many people left an AL exhibit > feeling better > about themselves...so...we should just try to take OUR work to a place > where we can also > be criticised, loved, hated, praised, dragged down on a user group..all > that good stuff...I > hope we want to change the world with our pics. That is why we all went > into photography > I hope. "because we wanted the world to be a better place." For all the > other folks who > bought these expensive pieces of machines to put their d---s into..they > can will it to > themselves and have their kins put it into their caskets for eternity. > > > > > > > Annie Leibovitz was covering the Rock Scene with 35m Nikons and pushed > > > Tri X long ago. Other's were doing a better job but she did ok. > > When she started doing the squares her shots got more interesting. > More square. > > You know. The formal thing! Concepts! > > And she became more famous than most her subjects. > > > > I like the shot of the great Emma Thompson wrapped up in toilet paper. > > > I think it is a joke on Annie and a triumph for Emmas long standing > > dream of her definition of stupid fame. I think for decades she > > dreamed of making an ass of A.L. by getting shot by her wrapped in > > toilet paper. I bet it sounded good as an ongoing joke. TP 'd as they > > say and this is the season for it. That wish finally came true. > > Some get a hand print in the sidewalk. > > Emma got TP'd by Annie. > > > > Some would wish to wear an asbestos suit and light themselves on fire > > and strike and interesting pose for Annie. Maybe dive off a building > > into a pool. I don't know how many colors you can paint people. She > > Got Meryl in a bath tub of Milk how about some nice yellow water and > > some stinky talent in it. Its not as if it's not been done and > > attracted a lot of attention. I thought of doing myself people with > > their cats but lets fact it that's pretty boring compared to what > > Annie does. I think we'd need to dress up the cats in funny outfits. > > Like super heroes. Hulk Cat. > > > > Rocky J. Squirrel. > > > > Mark Rabovitz > > > > Portland, Oregon USA > > http://www.rabinergroup.com > > -- > > 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 > > -- > 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