Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene Smith wasn't shy about recomposing the scene in the darkroom. The by now famous hammer photo, and Schweitzer, is one example. Another, is that his contract didn't allow him to use a flash. Schweitzer at the desk has the background lighted by flash, bounced off the floor to illuminate the background. Slobodan Dimitrov On Apr 26, 2007, at 3:56 PM, Tom Schofield wrote: > Yeah, that's the one. IIRC, what I read was that the photographer > said he was taking a picture of the (live) soldier on the hill, and > that it was coincidence that the bullet hit the moment he released > the shutter. He claimed no skill in capturing the moment of > death. I wasn't aware that its authenticity was controverted. Now > I'm bummed. ;-( > > Tom > > On Apr 26, 2007, at 3:35 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > >> Tom, your parting thought contains a very interesting example. I >> think that you may be referring to that famous Capa photograph, >> from 1936, in the Spanish Civil War. That photograph of the >> Loyalist soldier falling is now thought by many to have been staged. >> That same photo was a powerful symbol at the time. If manipulated, >> then an excellent example of how a picture may be used to >> influence opinion, a propaganda tool. Did the end justify the >> means? That is at the core of the discussion regarding >> photojournalism, I think. >> >> Cheers >> Hoppy > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information