I’m hesitant to address this, but I’m also confused, so I think I’ll speak up. These photos are a very accurate depiction of Cabaret, they capture the essence of the story, as produced both in the theater and on film Are they exploitative merely because they are mildly erotic, as was the original? And if these photos are exploitative does that mean Renoir and Michelangelo and countless other artists who depicted the female form are somehow violating some kind of arbitrary moral standard as well? I think that if we were to agree that is the case, it would be a sad commentary on the human condition. Eroticism banned. A new Puritan age. A banal existence, mandated by political correctness.
Paul > On Aug 23, 2015, at 10:01 PM, Knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nah, not riled up. Just not happy about the subject matter (I don't mean > Dorrie, of course, I mean what I see as the exploitative way she's > portrayed). > > But I've said my piece on that score. I'll simply not comment on these types > of photos, except maybe every couple of months or so, as a "these are > demeaning to women" reminder. > > Bruce knows I think he's a wonderful photographer, both technically and > artistically, and I'm sure he understands that my lack of comment is not a > lack of opinion on his work. > > Cheers, > > frank > > cheers, > > frank > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Now you have really done it! This will certainly get Knarf all riled >> up . . . . >> >> Very well done indeed. My only negative is the pasties. They are not >> attractive or tasteful, and they actually give a greater feeling of >> exploitation, rather than less. >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 4:20 PM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> A creative project that my designer and I worked on over 8 weeks, then >>> 6 hours shooting, and a month waiting for the publication embargo to >>> end ... has finally been published. >>> >>> http://nifmagazine.com/cabaret-by-bruce-walker/ >>> >>> An image from it will also appear in the UK print magazine Femme >>> Rebelle in September. >>> >>> All images: K-3, DA* 16-50/2.8 >>> Lighting is from three Einsteins with an assortment of mods and >>> shtuff. My lighting design. >>> >>> Model: Dorrie Mack >>> Makeup and hair: Coral Brandenburg >>> Designer and stylist: Eva Mocek/GearPunk’D >>> Assistant: Anique Alletson >>> Photographer and Artistic Director: Bruce Walker >>> >>> GearPunk’D (Eva) custom made a gold jacket, punk-influenced long-line >>> corset and matching choker, shorts and pasties for Dorrie. >>> >>> Comments will be warmly embraced! >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > > > > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > 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.
