Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Touche? Is it? Cheers Jayanand ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 5:52 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] B. D. PAW > Of course we can, Jayanand - I've stated repeatedly in this discussion > that I think that combining photographs, or elements of photographs, is > a perfectly valid art form - I've said repeatedly that the standards for > photojournalism and art photography are different. What I guess you > can't deal with is my saying that combining elements of multiple > photographs does not produce a photograph - it produces a photomontage, > or a photocollage, or anything you care to call it other than > "photograph." > > Looks to me like your reading of posts may be too narrow and limiting. > ;-) > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Jayanand Govindaraj > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 9:40 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] B. D. PAW > > > B.D & Ted, > Cant you look beyond photojournalism and agree that other visions exist. > > What you say reminds me of the Paris salons of the 19th century, where > pundits used to declare that Ingres was painting, but Manet was > not...Looks > to me that your view is too narrow and limiting. > Cheers > Jayanand Govindaraj > Chennai, India > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:06 AM > Subject: RE: [Leica] B. D. PAW > > >> Not at all, Jorg - You are using Photoshop to make the same kind of >> essential adjustments with a computer that have traditionally been >> made in the darkroom. And as to those who asked about double exposure >> - I'd say sure that's photography...HOWEVER...If it's done in a >> photojournalism context, it should be labeled a double exposure. >> >> Obviously we can come up with endless lists of 'what is thises?' and >> 'what is thatses?' The real question, however, is probably 'to be >> called a "photograph," does the end product have to -at a minimum - >> contain only what was captured in the original negative or in the >> original electronic capture?' - and I would say "Yes." That allows >> lots of room for work in the darkroom...and I would of course not >> quibble with Sonny over whether someone adds their signature in the >> darkroom or not. Damn, Sonny, got some ground glass in your grits this > >> morning or what? :-) >> >> B. D. >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >