Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Damn, George, If this keeps up I'm going to need some of B.D.'s stress pills but good image making is not about appearances. If that were the case it would be sooo very easy. Show me someone who says it's easy and I'll show you someone whose work is boring as hell. Walt Lottermoser George wrote: > Because photography is all about appearances. How the world appears. > Whether birds, folks, wars, hurricane aftermath, ice skaters or > whatever. Imagine a photo of that 3 ring binder simply sitting on a > table. Compare it to a photo with that 3 ring binder sitting on a > table with a cat sitting near it. And on and on. The image of a 3 > ring binder with large letters "CIA" in the arms of a person who > "appears" the way this young woman does carries our thoughts in a > particular direction. If we'd see an image of Osama embracing this 3 > ring binder we'd have yet another reaction. And if we'd see George W. > embracing it we'd have yet another reaction. And without a doubt, > each of us will react uniquely with each version of image described; > according to our experience, reading habits and beliefs. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On Mar 30, 2006, at 12:37 PM, Douglas Herr wrote: > >> why would the hajib make this a better photo? > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >