Welcome back Shel! I get the meaning of your message and I quite agree with you. Despite that, I think that some "great photographers" might be a bit overrated.
Dario (too busy to say more for another day, and then leaving for a while for vacation) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:56 PM Subject: RE: So What's So Great About HCB? > At first I didn't care much for Bresson's work, but the more I understood > about photography (photographs, not technique) the more I came to > understand HCB's work and appreciate it. Apart from the geometry, one can > look for irony, layers of stories in some photos, whimsy, humor, and the > like. What at first appears to be a simple snap often becomes, upon > further examination, something quite a bit more. > > Perhaps many people, like Tom, have not seen the full body, or much, of > HCB's work, and are basing their opinions on the few (relatively speaking) > iconic images that seem to be the most well known. IAC, over the years > it's been shown that some people just "don't get" certain types of > photographs. I don't get the fascination with flowers and bugs, but can > spend a lot of time looking at photos of complex scenes of human > interaction, documentary photos, and the work of HCB, Capa, Erwitt, > Nachtwey, Salgado, and others. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Tom I understand your comments BUT. At first glance many of HCB shots > look > > like good snaps. In fact, with today's modern autofocus cameras, many of > the > > "capture the moment" shots CB took are, or appear to be, easily > duplicated. I > > think you have to study his work and grow to appreciate the subtleties in > his > > work to really appreciate him. His brilliance is in how he often used > geometric > > shapes within his work to simplify and convey a mood... Cdn photographer > > Freeman Patterson is another photographer who is very conscious of using > geometric > > shapes. Until you hear him speak or study his work, you may have a hard > time > > defining what you like about him. > > And yes, The Great Masters' work continues to be exceptional, timeless > but > > maybe not as incredible as when they were first taken. > > Just my 2 cents > > Vic > >
