Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Another aspect in the annual AA discussions is that there are some people who react negative to the AA marketing machine more so than the pure photography. I know it seems implausible that a group of photographers would let marketing color their opinion but I've seen it happen. just my $0.02 ernie At 11:07 AM 3/7/2005, you wrote: >One thing we can thank him for is that his work is regarded by many as >being largely responsible for acceptance of photography as an art medium >in the first place. >Tom Schofield > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" ><s.dimitrov@charter.net> >To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 9:16 AM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Ansel > > >>Out here in California, AA created a log jam with his work. Just about >>everything was judged against it. It stifled the creative atmosphere, and >>it kept other very venerable hands of the medium from getting their just >>do. This was due to the very narrow market for this kind of work. With AA >>saturating the market with prints geared to every level of sales, from >>lithos to finished prints, it left little room for the others. >>Never mind that for the longest time, one's work was judged whether or >>not one was one of his associates from the seminar circuit. >>S. Dimitrov >> >> >> >>On Mar 6, 2005, at 5:16 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >> >>>Hey, I KNOW I'm in the minority. But keep in mind that the record holder >>>for photo book sales and calendar sales is that Australian woman who >>>shoots babies as fruits and vegetables. :-) >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >>>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>>Tom Schofield >>>Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 8:12 PM >>>To: Leica Users Group >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Ansel >>> >>> >>>I once heard that AA's annual sales were higher than all other >>>photographic >>>art sales. I guess that would put you in the minority! ;-) Tom >>>Schofield >>> >>>>On 07/03/2005, at 9:27 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: >>>> >>>>>That's fine, if you consider Ansel a Saint. I don't. I consider him >>>>>one of the great darkroom masters of all time, and a wonderful >>>>>photographic technician/innovator (the Zone system, etc.). But when >>>>>it comes to photography per se, I'm in that minority that consider >>>>>him a purveyor of boring calendar art. ;-) > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information