Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 12, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Caricature? So any photos made before color film was available are > caricatures? I don't get that. > > I love B&W photography. It *sometimes** *turns a snapshot into art by > reducing the content to form and composition which could be a type of > caricature but not under the usual definition of oversimplification or > satirical content. Unless the photo is flowers, sunsets, sports, or > wildlife, I almost always prefer B&W over color. Would Salgado's photos be > as effective in color? He is photographing currently and has the choice. I > guess we are all different and have different opinions! > > Standing up for B&W here, surprised to have to do that on a Leica list! sure agree, I totally support you on your decisions, though I feel/agree that bw is preferable.... unless the image is "all about color"! I feel that the stripping away of color lets you see what is there without distraction or artifice, though it doesn't create caricature.... it does however get down to core issues, which is the point. Steve > > Tina > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> > wrote: > >> and turning them into B&W caricature shows them how the photographer >> thinks they are >> >> ric >> >> >> On Dec 12, 2012, at 12:09 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >>> how is that NOT how they are? >>> >>> it seems to me precisely how they are >>> >>> ric >>> >>> >>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> occurs to me this concerns how they want to be seen, not how they are. >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information