Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Photography to paraphrase Winston Churchill is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. For discussion, Peter, over something wet and alcoholic at some future Lug meeting perhaps. Douglas On 20/04/2020 23:10, Peter Dzwig wrote: > Yes, and no...I agree that any photo is in some sense artificial. > > I just don't get these. When I look at many of them I feel either that I > am missing a key to understanding them or am looking at a collage which > again I don't get and of course a collage is pretty much the height of > artificiality. > > Regards, > > Peter > > On 20/04/2020 16:06, Douglas Barry wrote: >> That's fair enough, Peter. A chacun son go?t. They ARE artificial, but >> many great photographers have used artifice - think Philippe Halsman, >> Man Ray, Sally Mann, and myriads more. Anytime there is any direction in >> a portrait, that's artifice, even getting the subject to sit in a >> certain manner in a certain light... >> >> I happen to enjoy Blackmon's particular artifice in setting up these >> shots, and wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of them. However, I >> have a major hurdle living with me. My wife likes paintings and doesn't >> mind me buying those, but baulks at photographs :-) >> >> Keep safe! >> >> Douglas >> >> >> On 20/04/2020 15:14, Peter Dzwig wrote: >>> I have to say I don't get them at all! I just can't see the point. They >>> all look very artificial to my eye... Sorry. >>> >>> Petr >>> >>> On 20/04/2020 12:17, Douglas Barry wrote: >>>> In my mooching idleness, I was going through business cards from some of >>>> the exhibitors from a couple of Paris Photo exhibitions of some years >>>> ago. One was from the NY Robert Mann GaIlery, and I like this lady's >>>> stuff. >>>> >>>> http://www.robertmann.com/works-julie-blackmon >>>> >>>> Of course, I'd like to see the images in a bigger size. Still, some of >>>> you may also like them. >>>> >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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