Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, >His photography is superficial as some say. However, he is original, and >no >one can copy his "esprit". this is well said. I'm no great fan of Sieff, but I don't see any reason why photographers shouldn't be superficial. If everybody was like WE Smith, or Salgado or Don McCullin it'd be a pretty miserable business. Cheers, Bob >From: MIKIRO <arbos@mac.com> > >At 6:53 am +0200 28/7/00, AppleMac97@aol.com wrote: > >I have been a 'fan' of JeanLoup Sieff since the early 1980s. His work is >not > >very well known in the USA, but he is considered one of the 'masters' in > >France. Most of his work is commercial/fashion photography, always done >in > >black and white, but he is also reknowned for his nudes, mostly taken >with > >wide angle lenses (21mm and 28mm) and Leica M cameras. I too have the >book > >you mention in your post. It showcases his work wonderfully! -snip > >I am also a great fan of his photography. I think I have all his >photobooks >(one with his own signiture) and visited as many of his exhibitions as >possible. He himself does not like being considered as a wide-angle and >female back freak. He told me that he uses a 50mm the most often and wide >angle lenses in less than half of his shots (although he had an M6 with a >28mm Elmarit when I talked with him). In my opinion he has very sensitive >(in a way special) eyes for B&W, probably because of his defective color >vision. > >His photography is superficial as some say. However, he is original, and >no >one can copy his "esprit". > >His original prints are just fascinating! ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com