Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/07

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Subject: [Leica] Staged Photos
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 21:41:27 +0530
References: <CA+yJO1BrLgxvH-S5EayL5SdY2rqSG=seEh2Nj=X2A5+03Hx0gg@mail.gmail.com>

They do look quite unnatural, now that you point it out. It is all too
stilted and sombre, too serious for its own good!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 7:44 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> PESO:
>
> He goes to a lot of trouble for photos that all look the same.  I liked one
> but then I saw all of the others and realized they were all staged.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/07/arts/gregory-crewdson-
> photographers-gallery/index.html
>
> Crewdson has famously used cinematic lighting since his "Twilight" series
> (1998-2002). He employs a regular lighting cameraman and dozens of film
> technicians, as well as props and movie-making tools like rain and fog
> machines -- anything to enhance a desired atmosphere. He doesn't do
> storyboards, but writes a one-page description of each photograph. Titles
> are kept simple: "Seated Woman on Bed," "Woman in Parked Car," "Pregnant
> Woman on Porch."
>
> Tina
>
> --
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-
> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html
>
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