Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/09

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Subject: [Leica] Photographers you should ignore(?)
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 20:57:23 -0400
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I like this in the comments: "I?m afraid I can?t argree with your choices, I
think the ?photographers?? I?ll most ignore are Bryan Formhals and Blake
Andrews."

Tina

On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> Who is Bryan Formhals?  I think there is a clue to the link for novels that
> are harmful for aspiring writers - Blood Meridian, On the Road, etc.  
> Sounds
> like someone who is under extreme pressure to publish.
>
> Ken
>
>
> On 10/9/2011 4:43 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
>
>> I came upon this today:
>> <http://portable.tv/loves/**post/photographers-you-should-**ignore/<http://portable.tv/loves/post/photographers-you-should-ignore/>
>> >
>> (a couple of the example photos are not work-safe)
>>
>> Thoughts:
>> While there is a kernel of truth to each item, the whole piece comes off
>> as very cynical and snarky. It does point out how many photographs today 
>> are
>> mostly about the technique used or the cool-school-du-jour that they 
>> adhere
>> to. And how now that everybody can take technically passable photos, an
>> incredible amount of garbage is generated, which can bury the good stuff 
>> by
>> its sheer volume.
>>
>> And yet, beauty is still beauty, pathos is still pathos, and insight is
>> still insight.
>>
>> --Peter
>>
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Tina Manley, ASMP
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In reply to: Message from pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein) ([Leica] Photographers you should ignore(?))
Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] Photographers you should ignore(?))