Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 18, 2009, at 11:56 AM, Brian Reid wrote: > The New York Times magazine just ran a set of portraits of "Obama's > People" > > http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/magazine/2009-inauguration- > gallery/index.html > > What does anybody else think? Was the photographer here trying to > create a negative perception of these people? =========================================================== Ugh! I get the NYTimes on Sunday, and it seems they only let movie stars, etc. look good. A few weeks ago the magazine had some Hurrell-inspired B&W portraits that I liked. But I think this is the "we're so hip, and you're so not" gimmick. Conventional photography would be too mainstream. OK, have off-beat moments, but at least have some decent lighting. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer UPAA POY 1978 University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/