Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/01

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: in focus and I like it? ;-)
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Wed Aug 1 12:59:50 2007
References: <82c9dd70708010820p48a85bf6u1f72d24e066275c3@mail.gmail.com> <C2D656FC.626F4%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Nope - it was what I wanted.
Paying client loved it.

everybody was happy.
except you.

Eric


On 8/1/07, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>
> > I like skin a tad overexposed.
> > I also like my Mother-in-law's tomato relish on my hamburger.
> > It is a matter of taste.
> >
> > I often bump up skin exposure - typically via yellow/orange sliders when
> > converting to B&W.
> > Or shooting with a yellow/orange filter with B&W film
> >
> > like this:
> > http://www.korenman.com/jalbum/Portfolio/slides/05.html
> >
> > Eric
> >
> That's quite a strong effect.
> Not very "tad" like.
> Measured in terms of exposure this would be a stop and a half maybe almost
> two stops over!!
>
> And taken out of context as in we don't see a body of work with this
> "effect" in there or dominating it in some way...
> It makes to me an element of "disconcerting ness" for the viewer.
>
> In a photography class there's always going to be a student who will come
> in
> with a print like this calling it part of his vision or what have you and
> the teacher shoots it down and so do the other students Sending him back
> into the darkroom to print it right. Then it's a relief to see negatives
> expressed in something resembling its proper "weight". ... Doing the
> subject
> justice.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Harlem, NY
>
> rabinergroup.com
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] IMG: in focus and I like it? ;-))
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] IMG: in focus and I like it? ;-))