Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't disagree with the Freidlander comment...it's the comment about portrait painters - which you didn't make - that I disagree with...I think that while many great painters can certainly be identified by style, they are far far more successful at really capturing their subjects than are formulaic photographers such as Karsh... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Appleby Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 1:16 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Karsh - Now Ted Grant Ok, ok... ;-) His lens paints with light, blah blah blah... ;-) - -- Rob http://www.robertappleby.com Mobile: (+39) 348 336 7990 Home: (+39) 059 303436 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 5:58 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Karsh - Now Ted Grant > Friedlander? Lee? Portrait PAINTER? > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Appleby > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 12:35 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Karsh - Now Ted Grant > > > Maybe not Friedlander. > > -- Rob > > http://www.robertappleby.com > Mobile: (+39) 348 336 7990 > Home: (+39) 059 303436 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge@mac.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 5:06 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Karsh - Now Ted Grant > > > > On 9/19/02 B. D. Colen wrote: > > > > >He does indeed - And frankly, I'd rather look at Ted's work than Karsh's > any > > >day. Karsh's portraits aren't portraits - they're "Karsh's;" look at one, > > >any one, and you instantly know who took it, but what do you really know > > >about the subject? > > > > Of course you can say the same about virtually any portrait painter also. > > > > AB > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html