Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Subject line pretty much says it all. I surmise that most people have visceral pos/neg reactions to different styles of photograph. So one may well like HCB and Diane Arbus and Helmut Newton, but not like, say, Brassai and Eggleston. Just examples, but visceral reactions between individuals are obviously not identical. While visceral reactions are often good guides, most have the experience that there are tastes that take, and are perhaps worth, a bit of acquiring. Think Scotch, or raw oysters or even the operas of Benjamin Britten - whatever, pick your poison. And of course, no guarantee that one will aquire any such taste in particular. So, should one wish to, how to go about aquiring a taste for, or at least appreciating the aesthetic merits of, a new style of photography, or an individual's work? A friend recommended Adam's "Beauty in Photography." While the essays are lovely, though, I didn't find that they addressed this issue head on. Any pointers to a good work on "photography appreciation?" Music appreciation seems pretty mature. I have a few books on Jazz music that, say, might help me better appreciate the World Saxaphone Quartet or Coltrane's later recordings. How about photographs? Scott -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)