Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just finished reading a book about Magnum, and it would suggest that you are wrong. Magnum shooters had the freedom to pursue their own work, but they also had to pay the bills and there was plenty of public relations stuff done from time to time Cheers --- s.dimitrov@charter.net wrote: From: Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] NY Times Magazine today---Paolo Pellegrin Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 13:20:44 -0800 There was a time when Magnum photographers didn't do public relations imagery. Oh, well! sd On Feb 8, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > This guy's worse than I am at keeping the camera level. At least > these > reproduced fairly well. I thought the one of Mickey Rourke and his > dog was > the best. The others seemed pretty ordinary, IMHO. Speaking of > strange > photos, there is a b&w spread in the February 2 New Yorker by > someone named > Platon. All white backgrounds, tops of heads cut off etc. > > Ken > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer >> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 11:16 AM >> To: Leica Users Group; Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] NY Times Magazine today---Paolo Pellegrin >> >> >> LUGers, >> >> What is your reaction to the series of semi "candid' photos of >> Great >> Performers, done by >> Paolo Pellegrin? (Maybe with a Leica) They are in today's NY Times >> Magazine. >> >> Since these are photos, rather than the drawings of Obamas People, >> they >> should elicit more >> cogent responses from you photographers. >> >> Jerry >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information