Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've swung between hate and love of Mortensen's work over the years. On one hand, the guy with the fingers in the eyes is arguably one of the worst photos ever made, not taken. Yet there is something in his technique that is appealing. He had a way with working with the surface textures and his pre-digital manipulation is very interesting. He had a good eye for light. Some of the theatricality is best forgotten, but it is an essential part of the work. Someone who took his techniques and used them on more conventional subject matter is Robert Balcomb, one of Mortensen's students. His work can be seen at http://www.thescreamonline.com/photo/photo06-01/balcomb/photonotes_balcomb.h tml There is a link to an article about him at the bottom of the page. Mike Durling Original Message: ----------------- From: Mark Rabiner mark@rabinergroup.com Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:43:01 -0500 To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: Re: [Leica] The Worst Photograph Ever Made? And they're excellent. An astonishingly excellent photographer. http://www.geh.org/ar/strip35/htmlsrc2/mortensen_sum00003.html#78:1643:0052 Mark William Rabiner -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web