[Leica] more portraits: americans and their firearms

[summicron at bellsouth.net (Frank F. Farmer)]

I must admit that I agree with Ted.  These are interesting and relevant 
images.  And, many folks are these parts (read central/south 
Mississippi) can relate.  Get ye to a publisher!  Great photos!

Frank Farmer
Jackson, Miss.

P.S.  - I'll be waiting for your 6x6 in my front room w/ a .45 acp . . 
. unless I"m in the kitchen.  I'll have my Leica too.  ;-)

On Feb 25, 2006, at 10:02 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Kyle Cassidy showed and asked:
> Subject: [Leica] more portraits: Americans and their firearms
>> not sure which one i should use. so i submit, to your expertise and 
>> critical
>> shredding, kit and ivy (and autum the dog) who live on a farm in new 
>> jersey:
>>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/ago/ivy/ivy5.jpg<<<
>
> Hi Kyle,
> yer away to the races with a winner! :-)
>
> I see Douglas Sharp has suggested:
>>>> keep them in their front rooms or kitchens, that's what makes them
> something that anyone can relate/react  to.It's the slightly surreal 
> and
> totally contradictory atmosphere of perfectly normal (heavily armed)
> people in a familiar homely context that makes the shots so good.
> sort of "Hey, come round for a coffee and some cookies, and don't 
> forget
> to bring a couple of grenades and a 6 inch mortar"<<<<
>
> Absolutely!!!!!!!! As soon as I opened your post and looked at the 
> first frame,
>>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/ago/ivy/ivy5.jpg<<<
> I knew it was the one right off before I opened the others.
>
> As Doug says...
>>>> keep them in their front rooms or kitchens, that's what makes them
> something that anyone can relate/react  to.It's the slightly surreal 
> and
> totally contradictory atmosphere of perfectly normal (heavily armed)
> people in a familiar homely context that makes the shots so good.<<<
>
> And Doug is right on the mark!! :-)
>
> This project to be successful not only requires the talent of a fine 
> photographer like yourself, it requires the consistency of location! 
> And the living room or kitchen is the right place because people the 
> world over can relate to the same room environment.
>
> Outdoors anywhere just doesn't cut it.
>
> Now run hard with it as many as you can, in as short a period of time 
> possible. With the prints in hand and drop it in front of a publisher 
> and it will fly!:-) Or an agent that knows the right publishing market 
> for the concept.
>
> I don't think you can miss given what we've seen so far...
>
> But stay in the kitchen or the living room!
>
> ted
>
>
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