[rollei_list] Re: Rollei at the Movies
- From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:56:34 -0400
Craig Roberts wrote:
Thank you, Carlos. I have the same reaction to Diane Arbus'
photographs. It's a morbid fascination. I'll view them in a book but
would never display one.
I shot this frame with my stopped-down 2.8C and straight-on flash
knowing that it would have an "Arbus" look but have mixed emotions about
exhibiting it. I thought it fit in with our ongoing -- if indirect --
discussion of her work, but I also feel a measure of unease. Are photos
like this exploitive? I have signed model releases from the two
subjects -- who were very happy to have this picture taken -- but is
that enough to absolve a photographer of responsibility for viewer
reaction which he knows may be -- at least in some cases -- negative and
humiliating?
I don't know if Diane Arbus struggled with this ethical question, but I
do -- which is why this image is "for your eyes only."
So --my question is, was Diane Arbus (with her on-topic Rollei)
exploiting her subjects in a cruel manner?
Craig
Washington, DC -- exploitation's East Coast HQ
Side stepping ethics for legal matters... It does not appear that this
was shot while you were in a public place. Do you have releases from
these people or their legal guardians?
Eric Goldstein
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