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
One man's charming is another's charmin.
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
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