Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, I think to label any technique as implying old etc is to deny the "artist" chance to express other emotions. I was never a big fan of sepia, till I began to use it myself, and now I find it a very expressive addition to my prints. Cheers On 13/10/2005, at 5:28 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 02:59 PM 10/12/2005, you wrote: >> And following the exotism reasoning, I don't think sepia is the way >> to do it >> either, for it does exactly the same. >> Cfr. the last page of National Geographic: this always gives me the >> feeling >> of looking at images that are >> 1: Long gone >> 2: Very patronizing, as if documenting animals in the zoo. > > I hope not. That's absolutely the last thing I want to communicate! > I don't see sepia as "old-looking" just as a warmer black and white. > Cold black and white seems better suited to landscapes and rocks than > people. That's just my feeling, though. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair