Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It was removed by FB so I can't send a link. Tina On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 6:46 PM George Lottermoser via LUG < lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > On Apr 24, 2019, at 5:38 PM, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > > Boudoir photography is a better description for most of the photos than > > pornography but if you saw one today that was later removed - that was > > pornographic, as far as I'm concerned. I'm not a prude and I admire > > beautifully done nude photography. Not many of these are beautifully > > done. There is no attention to lighting or composition at all. Just - > > "here is a photo I managed to take of a naked woman" I think the old > guys > > are compensating ;-) > > > > Tina > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 6:18 PM George Lottermoser via LUG < > > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > >> I participate on that page. > >> I?ve not seen anything I would refer to as ?pornography.? > >> > >> I have seen a lot of pseudo erotic so-called ?boudoir? photography; > >> which I?ve never had much appreciation for; > >> even while I do appreciate beautiful women; > >> I don?t appreciate ?pretend situation? photography.? > >> > >> At the same time I DO appreciate: > >> fine formal portrait photography > >> environmental portrait photography > >> candid portrait photography > >> > >> and of course lines blur between all those classifications. > >> > >> The page also presents > >> > >>> On Apr 24, 2019, at 2:33 PM, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at > >>> leica-users.org> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> LUG: > >>> > >>> Are any of you members of the FB page Leica Portrait Group?? It has > >> always > >>> emphasized nude women over actual portraits but has now crossed the > line, > >>> as far as I'm concerned, into pornography. Even worse, the photos have > >> no > >>> redeeming photographic quality. I've left the group. > >>> > >>> I just wondered if anybody else had an opinion or am I just being a > >>> sensitive female? > > Without citing specific image(s) > any attempt to correctly classify > or reasonably critique > becomes moot > > George Lottermoser > george.imagist at icloud.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>*