I mostly disagree. It's pretty close to being just another "cute kid" shot, which is at least as tired a category as kittens/puppies/flowers.
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 09:44:34AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Gee, I don't know how you can say Eggleston's work is distasteful. > This one, for example, is downright charming: > > http://www.egglestonphotography.com/portfolio.html > > Dan > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have a philosophy?... Thanks Bill... :-) > > > > If I have one, it's simply that I when I find a subject that moves me > > to press the shutter button, I try to think about how to best render > > the subject so that the viewer will also know why I pressed the > > shutter button. > > > > That's likely why I found Eggleston's work distasteful. It struck me > > as largely antipodal to my own. I saw no reason for him to have > > pressed the shutter button, much less feel that the images were > > display worthy. > > > > I know others see something in it. I saw something in some of them... > > but a number of them, like the bags of garbage and the oven > > interior... > > > > I suppose I feel as Mark said. ?OK, maybe his work is interesting in > > some respects, but I saw a big disparity between what he actually > > produced and the amount of adulation received. > > > > Tom C. > > > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:14 PM, William Robb <war...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sullivan" > >> Subject: Re: What Makes a Good Photograph? Was: Chicago > >> > >> I'm quite enjoying the exchange of ideas. > >> Both Doug and Tom are photographers whose images I respect at worst, and > >> like a whole lot at best. Getting their philosophies as well is huge. > >> > >> William Robb > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
