On Dec 21, 2007, at 7:29 AM, LEICAFLEX wrote:
Dear Ted and Marc, I interpret Ted's adage as a reminder that color may distract the viewer from the emotive, graphic message that the photographer is trying to convey, but Marc has also shown that color can add to the mood and drama if used in the .... eh.... right light. Perhaps at one point we have to agree that regardless of medium, a photograph can also be a reflection of the photographer's own "soul"?
I would argue that this statement is always the case Eric...a photo is always a miniscule selection of reality chosen by the photographer...
as such it is a (carefully made) selection in time, space, content, mood, cropping...
thought of in these terms, one realizes that a photo often tells you more about the photographer than it does of the subject...
Steve
At any rate, these are my humble attempts at B&W of people, more photojournalistic than portraits: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/ThirdEye/FH000005archive.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/ThirdEye/Blessings01Archive.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Java/Umbrella_Seller_B_W.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Java/Happy_to_be_under_the_umbrella_B_W.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Scenes-from-Beijing-and-Shanghai/Forward_Kick.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Scenes-from-Beijing-and-Shanghai/Good_Wine_Conversation_Web.jpg.htmlFinally here is yours truly masquerading as a Taoist fortune teller :-)!http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Scenes-from-Beijing-and-Shanghai/DSC00078_B_W.jpg.html Comments and critics always welcome! Cheers, Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Ted Grant <mailto:tedgrant@xxxxxxx> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:09 PMSubject: [LRflex] Re: question for Ted Grant or anyone if they know theanswer 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. :-) ted ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/
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