Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From my perspective comparing Adams, Duncan and Hurn is like comparing Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen or comparing Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas and William Carlos Williams Each one, unique and masterfull Totally different styles, intentions, concepts, subjects, et al Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Dec 22, 2008, at 1:46 PM, Bob W wrote: > That's not for me to decide - email Elliott Erwitt and ask him to > explain > himself. > > However, I do think that subject matter is the first and most > important > aspect of photography; technique is secondary to subject matter. A > great > many fine art photographers appear to think that technique is more > important > than subject, which is one reason why there are so many beautifully > printed > but boring pictures of dried up logs beside lakes, and so few > exciting but > technically bad pictures of the D-Day landings. > > Another Magnum photographer, David Hurn, has some interesting > things to say > about the primacy of subject matter in 'On Being a Photographer'. > > Bob > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of David Rodgers >> Sent: 22 December 2008 16:22 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Ansel Adams >> >> Is good photography really completely unrelated to contrast and >> exposure? >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bob W [mailto:leica@web-options.com] >> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 3:51 AM >> To: 'Leica Users Group' >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Ansel Adams >> >> Here's an exception: >> >> "Good photography is not about 'Zone Printing' or any other >> Ansel Adams >> nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see, or you >> don't see. The >> rest >> is academic. Photography is simply a function of noticing things. >> Nothing >> more." - Elliott Erwitt >> >> Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information