[Leica] Dehumanizing portraits?

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Maybe this is what people look like without Photoshop?

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 4:22 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Dehumanizing portraits?
> 
> This is a bizarre approach to say the least. I wonder what the thinking
> was
> and who made the decision to shoot like this?
> I have to add I am really surprised to see that there is an official post
> of
> intergovernmental affairs director. Fancy Ms Clinton signing off on that
> ;-)
> Sorry USA folks, I couldn't resist.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Seth Rosner
> Sent: Monday, 19 January 2009 06:55
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Dehumanizing portraits?
> 
> Brian, you could not be more correct. Just awful. As though, for many if
> not
> most of the images, the photographer wished deliberately to be as
> unflattering as possible. For a real parody, take a particular look at the
> Communications Director Ms. Moran. Can you imagine a more uncommunicative
> expression? awful
> 
> S.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> To: <LUG@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 2:56 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Dehumanizing portraits?
> 
> 
> > The New York Times magazine just ran a set of portraits of "Obama's
> > People"
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/magazine/2009-inauguration-
> gallery/inde
> x.html
> >
> > It feels to me as though the photographer went out of his way to make
> all
> > of his subjects look unnatural and bizarre. They are posed awkwardly,
> the
> > lighting is very peculiar, the camera angles are unusual, and the
> subjects
> 
> > were usually photographed off-guard.
> >
> > What does anybody else think? Was the photographer here trying to create
> a
> 
> > negative perception of these people?
> >
> >
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