Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right. I must admit that my prejudice has always gone in the other direction - make it small; make it precious; draw the viewer in. On 3/30/06 10:23 AM, "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > If you can't make it good make it big, if you can't make it big make it > dark..... > > > anon > > p.s. I also hold his work and dedication in high regard. > > B. D. Colen wrote: > >> I know that's why he did it; I just happen to think that it was a mistake. >> That collection of photos would have a physical presence, and be hard to >> look at, if they were 4x6s. I think this was a case of Nachtwey - for >> whom I >> have the greatest respect - succumbing to the the belief of many >> photographers that "if it's not good enough if it's not big enough." ;-) >> >> >> On 3/30/06 7:48 AM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Huh? There was a forward and intro? ;-) >>> >>> Jeffery Smith >>> New Orleans, LA >>> http://www.400tx.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of R. >>> Clayton McKee >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:13 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] James Nachtwey's "Inferno" >>> >>> >>> If you take the time to read the intro and forewords (yeah, right) he >>> mentions that the size is a deliberate decision... to make the book >>> so large it had an actual physical presence and would be hard to >>> ignore or NOT notice. >>> >>> Like looking at ANY of Salgado's work, or for that matter Magnum >>> _Stories_, I can only look at it for a few minutes at a stretch >>> before I'm just brain dead and have to put it down and decompress for >>> a bit. >>> >>> At the moment my copy lives at my mother's place in Fort Worth, safe >>> out of the reach of passing hurricanes. >>> >>> It'll come home on the next ferry run. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 29 Mar 2006 at 21:45, B. D. Colen wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> It's work of astounding quality, but I find the book overwhelming - >>>> many of >>>> the images are too big to be viewed as close as they must be in a book, >>>> >>>> >>> and >>> >>> >>>> there are just too many of them for a single book. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com >>> Photojournalist rcmckee@rcmckee.com >>> P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 >>> Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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