[LRflex] Re: question for Ted Grant or anyone if they know the answer-Marc

Hello, Philippe !

I should have a big problem to decide about a favorite !!!!
This the advantage of such a gallery, and such good friends as you ;-)
About your asking, every picture is allways preceded by a short chat, asking 
for permission, and often is the source of a larger conversation.
In the case of "Man at work", he was a Russian inmigrant I knew in a port in 
Spain. Despite to have not a very legal situation, he gave me his name, we had 
a chat more than an hour, and he let me take a lot of pictures. Thanks to him.
And thank to you, Philippe, your feedback is invaluable.

Marc
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Philippe Amard 
  To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 1:49 PM
  Subject: [LRflex] Re: question for Ted Grant or anyone if they know the 
answer-Marc


  What a wonderful gallery of portraits - a pure motley of souls inside.
  Very impressive artistic and compassionate work you're showing us here 
compiled.
  How do you manage to do that? I mean, getting permission from total strangers 
to pose for you, apparently, and conveying this sense of getting "caught" in 
their very essence as human beings. 
  Great work.These are masterpieces:
  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+I/Farmer+in+Rajastan.jpg.html
  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+IV/Not+a+common+face.jpg.html
  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+III/Country+girl.jpg.html
  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+IV/Intensity.jpg.html

  My favourite ?

  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+II/Men+at+work+I.jpg.html
  Deserves a capital WOW to the square.

  Thanks for sharing them all.
  Phil...x
  .



  Marc Dufour wrote:

    Ted,

    A fine sentence, but I only can disagree with it.
    BTW, I think the B&W is often use as an easy way to achieve a more dramatic 
result.

    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+I/Absorption.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+I/Farmer+in+Rajastan.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+II/Good+friends.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+II/Men+at+work+I.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+II/Jaipur+faces.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+III/Country+girl.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+III/Mother_s+pride.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+IV/Charming+people.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+IV/Intensity.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+IV/Ivana.jpg.html
    http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/People+IV/Not+a+common+face.jpg.html

    I hope the colours and clothes don't prevent to perceive their soul...
    Best regards,
    Marc
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Ted Grant 
      To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:09 PM
      Subject: [LRflex] Re: question for Ted Grant or anyone if they know the 
answer


      Hi Dave,

      Yes it's mine and it's this way:



      "When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes.



      But when you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls!"



      Mine for a great number of years.

      Thanks for asking and your compliment. J

      ted




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      From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Saalsaa
      Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:08 AM
      To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Subject: [LRflex] Re: question for Ted Grant or anyone if they know the 
answer



      Hey Ted,

        Did you coin this phrase?   "If you're photographing in color you show 
the color of their clothes - if you use black & white, you will show the color 
of their soul"



      If you did, good one. If not, do you know who did? 



      Dave

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