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Subject: [Leica] What are the most important aspects of a photographic image?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 09:01:02 -0800
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On Jan 4, 2011, at 8:39 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> 
> On Jan 4, 2011, at 12:12 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:
> 
>> or to put it another way.... if it depends on color to make its impact,   
>> then it's largely lost,
> 
> It really seems that we're slicing this subject much too thin;
> and expressing very personal preferences


I don't think this is true George....clearly color should be used, "if it's 
about color" but "if the image depends on color (only) to make its impact, 
then it's largely lost"...


is this not basically correct?  If it's not correct, why?



Steve



> rather than useful pointers.
> 
> Fine color photographs will use color extremely well
> as a major and important element.
> Ric, Kyle and others demonstrates this on a weekly basis.
> 
> In other cases - yes - color can seem to get in the way
> of what may be an otherwise strong graphic image.
> 
> Bottom line:
> the photographer must speak substantively
> and in a style appropriate to their own vision.
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser 
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> 
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