Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/18

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Subject: [Leica] Dehumanizing portraits?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sun Jan 18 16:11:41 2009
References: <5B13112AD743CA6EF73CB6B2@hindolveston.reid.org> <20090118140848.c3qouehd8oo8wgcw@www.photostockphoto.com> <5E2703D4-E117-4FB4-8A29-B118C97D54E7@charter.net> <07E399D41DB1F4BBB1EAF96B@hindolveston.reid.org> <6D7B340AFF1A4994923412C398CD26C2@jimnichols> <0EE710B9005644EF99958980385274EE@D1S9FY41>
 
Several years ago, a guy came to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and set up
an off-street studio with a white flat background.

He used a Polaroid 16x20 camera, I think, maybe an 8x10, and asked selected
people in costume to come off the street to be photographed.  I thought it
was a crazy idea, until I saw some some of the prints.

These portraits, I think are pretty wonderful; by taking the people out of
context, and only letting them have one prop for comfort, we get to see
something really special in most of the people.

They aren't photography, they are portraits, and I think most of them
succeed.



-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA
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