I think they're quite interesting, and a worthwhile attempt to do something different with portraits of Olympians. The guy's obviously a good photographer. Whether the pictures last beyond 2012 - I doubt it - he's no Leni Riefenstahl.
B > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Igor Roshchin > Sent: 07 July 2012 15:49 > To: PDML@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Too serious and wearing blinders > > > I would not say that I like all of these photos. > Moreover, I am not compelled to like something because of the famed > person (actually, I am not sure I've heard this photographer's name > prior to this story, - but I am bad with names). > I'd say my personal impression of them that is probably closer to that > expressed by Christine: "overall, I think they're all right in a > quirky, whimsical way". > > By the [rather provocative] subject, I was referring to the reaction > like "These images are terrible", "What a disgust.", etc. > E.g. comment #7 represents the essence of some of those: > "From KameraDude - 06/07/2012, 12:12 " > http://blogs.afp.com/correspondent/?post/2012/07/05/Pixels-and- > piety%3A-Photographing-Olympic-icons#c734 > > The entire story with all the buzz around it is rather funny and I > thought it was worth a read. In my mind, it raised some interesting > questions about what is customary and accepted as "celebrity" photos > (portaits). > > > Igor > > > > Sat Jul 7 07:22:46 EDT 2012 > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Or perhaps just honest. Are we compelled to like them because they > were > > taken by a photographer who is esteemed by critics, and whose work > must > > therefore be high art? I think the shots are just okay. i find some > of > > them clever and nicely lit, but others strike me as trite and > > simplistic. A couple of them which combine large heads with tiny feet > > left me wondering why he chose that shooting angle with what appears > to > > be a somewhat wide lens. And I'm neither serious nor wearing > blinders. > > I'm merely expressing an honest, subjective opinion. > > > > On Jul 7, 2012, at 12:22 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > > > > > > ... people who are criticizing on these Olympic athletes' photos: > > > http://blogs.afp.com/correspondent/?post/2012/07/05/Pixels-and- > piety%3A-Photographing-Olympic-icons > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Igor > > > > > > > > -- > 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.
