Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Slobodan- good point. I'm sure a Lug member would have done fine! Stasys ---- Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net> wrote: > Nothing new here. Avedon used this stylistic mannerism for the > Mission Council portrait(s) in 1971, and for the Chicago Seven in 1969. > Though I'm sure it's driven as representative of the sensibilities of > the Youth market. > More of the photographer's abilities: > http://www.billcharles.com/kander/nadavkander_1.htm > What bugs me is why they didn't use an American photographer within > this economic grip the profession is in. > sd > > > On Jan 18, 2009, at 11:56 AM, Brian Reid wrote: > > > The New York Times magazine just ran a set of portraits of "Obama's > > People" > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/magazine/2009-inauguration- > > gallery/index.html > > > > It feels to me as though the photographer went out of his way to > > make all of his subjects look unnatural and bizarre. They are posed > > awkwardly, the lighting is very peculiar, the camera angles are > > unusual, and the subjects were usually photographed off-guard. > > > > What does anybody else think? Was the photographer here trying to > > create a negative perception of these people? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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