Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looking only at the photographs, I thought I saw his dog- collar ................. But then, the images were so illustrative. Thanks. B. On 5-feb-2006, at 22:48, Aaron Sandler wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Last weekend I went to a talk by local photographer John Rosenthal > at the opening of his new show. I invited the LUG, but went solo. :( > > Well, y'all missed out! ;) It was a good talk (it oughta be...he > used to be an English prof and is also an NPR commentator) and the > prints were gorgeous. He shoots 35mm B&W film, and used to hand- > print all his photos meticulously...I've seen them and they were > really nice. But now it's all scanned negatives ending up as large- > format Epson prints on HPR...they looked absolutely beautiful. He > spoke about the added precision and control he has over the image > when working in PS. He does some of the digidarkroom work himself, > but I suspect he leaves rather a lot to a local guy who I know does > a lot of printing for him and other high-end photogs around these > parts. (Perhaps taking the traditional role of master printer into > the digital printing age?) > > Anyway, prices ranged from $600 for an unframed 16x20, to $1400 for > a framed 31x39, to $2000 for a framed 35x49. Framing was a single > 4ply overmat and black aluminum frame. Surprisingly (to me, > anyway), the prints had been trimmed to leave no border and the > reveal showed the entire print. I suppose they must have been dry > mounted to stay so flat against the backing board. The title/ > signature was just below the print on the backing board. > > He talked photo-philosophy a little. He sees photography as the > "true democratic art form" because a photograph can make _anything_ > an interesting subject. You don't have to be rich, famous, or > beautiful, to be the subject of a great photo. Great art in > photography comes, he believes, through the photographer "deciding > what they will make equal in their photographs...and whether it is > a real equality or a false equality." > > I took my M2 along, as well as my summitar 50/2 and some Kodak > T400CN, for a few photos while he spoke. Whence my PAW: > http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/paw/2006_05/ > > Thanks for looking, > Aaron > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information