Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is really funny. I like the technical skill level that this work takes to produce, but have always though that so much time is wasted trying to make our children into something that they are not. Lets face it, this stuff sells to the parents like water in the desert. If you try to get a session with Anne (she is booked forever and ever) you will pay dearly. Then Hasselblad loves her, she sells lots and lots of their cameras. I like the simple images of a child, b/w or color, just being a child. But parents love angel wings, Heads stuck through fake sun flowers and the like. They spend money and the bank likes you to pay your bills. Would be great if we could all just do what is right and not have to follow the fads. Cheers Wilber GFE http://www.jeffcoatphotography.com Mark Rabiner wrote: > Ken Iisaka wrote: > > > > > Please excuse my naming names, but to me, one of the worst offenders > > in > > > producing photographic garbage, is Joe Marvullo. One time I got > > captured in > > > one of his shows, and was nearly sick before I could get out. > > > > Not that I take good photographs, what makes me puke with 100% > > reliability is Anne Geddes. I guess some of her stuff is all right, but > > all the stuff of infants in butterfly costumes and such drive me nuts. > > I am always reminded of: "Perfection is not when nothing else can be > > added, but is when nothing can be taken away." Was it Rodin? Why muck > > around with perfect little infants? > ><Snip> > > I agree there is nothing more tasteless then that book. A new low for our > civilization. Puke is the key word here. Anne Geddes, My new favorite > photographer to hate. I forgot who the last one was maybe there wasn't one, I'm > basically a real loving guy. > A great documentary topic would be what got in to these people to have a book > like that published? What would they look like? How would they talk? > It could be so bad it's funny but perhaps it's just plain bad. > Mark (didn't like the book) Rabiner > Wasn't Geddes the name of the guy in China Town? - -- Cheers Wilber GFE tel. 803-469-2440 http://www.jeffcoatphotography.com