[rollei_list] Re: Ford motor and Rolleiflex
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 12:54:05 -0800
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From: "Eric Goldstein" <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:19 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Ford motor and Rolleiflex
I think these comments don't deal with the fundamental roll
of the
photographer. It is irrelevant what the original light in
the scene
was. If the photographer wants to depict a scene as
reality, then any
light he presents that is plausible will work for the
reasons Jim
describe. If the photographer wants to present a more
dramatic
depiction which aesthetically departs from reality, then
he can go
blue or orange or violet or yellow, as long is it works.
Yes, the
image must stand on its own, but plausibility is not
necessarily the
point...
Take a look at the racing series recently published in
Studio Photography:
http://www.imaginginfo.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=3&id=2113
I am not holding this series up as a paragon of
excellence, but merely
as an example of a clear departure from reality and
plausibility which
works creatively.
As for Jim's statement that the shots are way too blue,
that they must
be corrected, and that all observers will agree with his
pronouncement, I say Jim, I and some others on this list
are living
proof that you are wrong! This is a matter of taste and
opinion, not
absolute judgment.
Eric Goldstein
These are fascinating images. They remind me of the best
cover art from science fiction magazines of the 1950's,
probably a wider range of dates than that. All phantasy of a
world that did not exist but fed the imaginations of the
readers.
I have a good friend who writes about and photographs
high end auto racing and have met some of the people he
knows in the business. I think these images are the sort of
thing that would please them. It is not the kind of thing I
know how to do or would want to do but it certainly has a
place, which is not meant to denigrate it in any way.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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