Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have ordered the book, so I should thank you, too! Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 27-Feb-2020, at 11:13, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > ?Thank you for the recommendations! > > Happy Snaps! > > Adam > >> On 2020 Feb 26, at 6:52 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> Thanks, I will check out the book. >> >> For portraiture, may I suggest two photographers I am very fond of: >> >> Gregory Heisler, whose "50 Portraits" is a must have in every library: >> >> https://gregoryheisler.com/ >> >> Dame Jane Bown, IMHO, the best portrait photographer ever. Just natural >> light, an OM1 and a 50mm lens through her 60+ year career with The >> Observer. Any of her books is a treat, but "Exposures", IMHO, is >> definitive: >> >> http://theimageworks.com/pub/nn034/bown/index.html >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 1:50 AM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at >>> leica-users.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> After reading about this exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art I was >>> interested enough to purchase the book. >>> >>> Now I really want to see the exhibit. Cleveland is a bit out of the way >>> but I may find a way to make it happen. >>> >>> The book has been inspiring for me. It lead to the basketball player >>> images for instance. It sits next to my chair in the family room where I >>> can pick it up and peruse (and even look at) the images. Sometimes you >>> get >>> to see a sheet and then the image the artist chose. Other times you just >>> see the sheet and get to make your own judgements. Sometimes the >>> photographer captures the subject but other times maybe not? >>> >>> I recommend it. And if anyone does go to Cleveland to see the exhibit >>> please report back! >>> >>> Adam Bridge >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information