[Leica] Jessica Dimmock's photo style

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Op 13-jan-08, om 18:48 heeft Kyle Cassidy het volgende geschreven:

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> There are a few things that make her style "different" -- one is  
> what seems to be the giant bare bulb in the room most of the time,  
> it's an unflattering light for an unflattering subject, it makes  
> things look "real" in almost an amateurish way -- there's a sort of  
> "home pr0n" aspect to it but it's done with great talent -- by  
> eschewing the clever lighting, beautiful tones, and stand-back  
> black and white that "cocaine blue, cocaine true" gave us we're  
> left with something of a garish "this is real, it's not a  
> photograph" feeling. it's like a brutal film noir with grain and  
> green-tinted fluorescents. i think that's one of the things that  
> makes it successful, it's ugly realism. while i really like them  
> and think they're wonderfully done, i can't see hanging any of them  
> in my house -- they're too realistic and too sad.
>
> The thing that impresses me most is that she was able to talk her  
> way into photographing this -- like Donna Feratto did in "Living  
> With The Enemy"... is Jessica invisible? do her subjects play to  
> her? who knows, she probably more than anyone else. Without meeting  
> these people I can't really gauge how they react and how they would  
> react.
>
> I suspect that a photography session of mine is a lot more fun, but  
> i really appreciate what she got out of her investment.
>
> kyle
>
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Voil?: photoreportage.
'nough said.
Ph.

a) quote (again):
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Van:      philippe.orlent@pandora.be
        Onderwerp:      Antw.: [Leica] New topic - what makes "it" 
newsworthy?
        Datum:  12 januari 2008 02:54:18 GMT+01:00
        Aan:      lug@leica-users.org
        Antwoord aan:     lug@leica-users.org

Not answering to this particular message, but more to this thread:

My point of view, why I posted this, and why I gave it this title.

1) I may not be native English speaking, but I do think about the  
wordings I use.
I ?m Belgian, and the essence of that is a kind of 'intuitive western  
polyglotness': linguisticly we have Indogerman, but also Southern  
European influences, both very often combined with a classic  
education (intensive Latin and Greek). It's quite unique really. So  
we might have ridiculous jurisdiction, a laugheable government, an  
opportunistic nature, and whatever other city myth, but in languages  
we do excell. And in cuisine ofcourse ;-)
Anyways.

When I used the word 'reportage' I simply meant that, and nothing else.
Reportage = a report of a happening, big or small, with humans  
playing the main part in it. It can be written, told, imitated,  
photographed and filmed. For some it can also only be thought, but I  
do not adhere to that school.
This is what this is. A reportage. And a modern one, too. Pardon me  
the provocative interrogation mark of the MSG subject. It seems to  
have worked though, looking at the rate of RE's.

2) I posted it because it seems that some are asking themselves what  
the 'right track' might be today. And whether it should be  
commercially exploitable or not.
So I thought that this link could help a bit in clearing up this  
dilemma.

The right track is still the same track as it always has been: it's  
all about differentiation. Differentiation makes desirable. It's the  
flavor of the era.
Being different is very easy, though: just show others what your own  
particular world consists of.
Not the children, grandchildren, etc part of it. But the part of your  
life that you share with your peers. Whatever your and their age is.  
Whatever the 'newsworthiness', or the journalistic or documentary  
importance of it.
But striking it will be.

3) I'm looking forward to seeing the results of that evt. change in  
state of mind, because for me, that is the essence and intention of  
RF photography, and thus of Leica.
At least, that is what I think of it.

Ranting on, but vowing to keep silent for the next full year.
Because looking at the yearbook, I have a lot of catching up to do.
Have a good year.

Philippe O.
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b) adding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogma