Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]By transcend, I mean it has more meaning than just communicating what is literally in front of the lens (or in the mind of the painter, etc.) Some of the hardest things to photograph are emotions, moods, feelings. And yet, the best photographers can do it with almost any subject. Edward Weston with peppers, Ansel Adams with rocks and trees, Gene Smith with dead bodies... :-) Eugene Richards photographed his wife dying of cancer. That was as moving a piece of work as I've ever seen. The book was titled (I think) "Exploding into Life." Or something like that. Worth a look to see how feelings and emotions can be expressed with a camera - and how photographs can transcend the literal subject in front of the lens. On Dec 12, 2003, at 10:24 AM, Phong wrote: > I am not sure what you mean by transcending lust, as opposed > to love, joy, courage, etc. Lust would make a fascinating > subject. Salome, anyone ? I bet one of the classical > painters have done Salome before. Eric Carlsbad, CA 'Never ask a man what computer he uses. If it's a Mac, he'll tell you. If it's not, why embarrass him?'" - Tom Clancey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html