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Post by cypher on Jun 6, 2017 15:17:46 GMT
Post photographs, or discuss favorite photographers. One of my favorite photographers is Lee Miller. A female photographer, born in 1907, from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She lived a very interesting life. She was a model, a fashion photographer, a photojournalist, war photographer, who was the first to photograph the use of napalm, and was also one of the first to photograph the Nazi concentration camps. She was also part of the surrealist movement. Here's the photograph she is probably best known for: Bathing in Hitler's bathtub, after visiting a concentration camp. First recorded use of napalm Exploding hand Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning Portrait of Space NonConformist Chapel Floating Head
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Post by koskiewicz on Jun 7, 2017 21:38:34 GMT
...in no order:
Cartier-Bresson
Vivian Maier
Steiglitz
Wee Gee
Doisneau
Steichan
Elliot Erwitt
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Post by cypher on Jun 8, 2017 12:47:07 GMT
...in no order: Cartier-Bresson Vivian Maier Steiglitz Wee Gee Doisneau Steichan Elliot Erwitt Cartier-Bresson is a favorite of mine, too. How can he not be... I've still yet to see that Vivian Maier documentary, but what an interesting story. Weegee I know of, and of course the film. The others I didn't know. Thanks for the intro, enjoyed going through their catalogues. The one that really caught my attention, though, and I can't believe I didn't know of him, because he really appealed to me, is Elliott Erwitt. Love his style, his framing, his subject matter, and his humor. Looking forward to delving deeper, so many thanks for that. A couple of favorites:
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Post by koskiewicz on Jun 8, 2017 20:05:25 GMT
...personally, I've taken thousands of photos, thanks to my dad who was a professional...the majority of my shots are of popular culture, though many hundreds are of family. I only use film until such time as it becomes obsolete...I use Leica's, (2 cameras) an Olympus system, and a Rollei 35 to do my art...
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Post by cypher on Jun 8, 2017 22:51:30 GMT
...personally, I've taken thousands of photos, thanks to my dad who was a professional...the majority of my shots are of popular culture, though many hundreds are of family. I only use film until such time as it becomes obsolete...I use Leica's, (2 cameras) an Olympus system, and a Rollei 35 to do my art... I, too, own a couple of Olympus cameras. I have an OM-2, and an OM-10. They were passed onto me by my dad, when he moved on to his Leicas. Olympus cameras are great. I actually prefer the OM-2 to the OM-10. The old Leicas are great, too. Quite possibly the most satisfying shutter sound when taking a picture of any camera. I hear you regarding film, it's just so much more fun, technically. Do you do your own developing?
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Post by koskiewicz on Jun 9, 2017 18:28:40 GMT
...I own all of the equipment for a darkroom including two enlargers and even a contact printer for large negatives and tanks for developing 35mm and 120 film formats. In the past several years, I have relied on a last of a kind photo shop in downtown Chicago to do my developing and printing. It is the very same store where Vivian Meier purchased her supplies.
One more photographer worth a look see is Jerry Ulesman...an avant-garde B&W photographer with some very unusual work. Man-Ray is another one with very stylistic work. You may also want to check out Don McCullin who was a combat photographer in Vietnam. I mention him because I am a US military veteran from the Vietnam war era. Lastly, for a comprehensive view of great photography, search out the anthology of "Magnum Photos" which includes scores of great photos from all of the best photographers...
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Post by cypher on Jun 9, 2017 21:38:52 GMT
Thanks for the recs. Jerry Ulesman was interesting, reminded me of Rene Magritte, but didn't quite float my boat. With Don McCullin, obviously I have seen before, but it was nice to put a name to his work. Regarding Man Ray, between 1929-1932, Lee Miller was his student, lover, and collaborator. Although he famously didn't take on students, she convinced him. After nine months of tutelage, she took on some of his assignments, so he could focus on his painting. The respect that she had built up, meant that during this period a lot of the work they did together were attributed to each other, without problems, for the most part. She also accidently 'rediscovered' solarisation, which they then pushed the envelope on. Apparently, Man Ray took this picture of Lee, but didn't like it, so threw away the negative. She retrieved the plate, and carefully manipulated and enhanced the print. Man Ray was impressed, but became enraged when she claimed it as her own work, and not his. He chucked her out of the studio, but when she returned later, he had slashed her neck in the picture, and had red ink dripping from the slash. He then made this painting. Le Logis de l'Artiste
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Post by koskiewicz on Jun 10, 2017 16:11:18 GMT
Ulesman's work was primarily darkroom manipulation as was much of Man-Ray's. I have also experimented with solarizing and shadow graphs in B&W photography. And I was taking self portraits starting in the 1970's well before the current "selfie" craze, including group shots...
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Post by cypher on Jun 20, 2017 13:14:59 GMT
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Post by koskiewicz on Jun 23, 2017 15:14:29 GMT
...thanks for posting those Brassai photos...very atmospheric nostalgic shots...
I have also taken dozens of photos of graffiti from the artistic and all the way down to the so-called gang scribblings...
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Post by deembastille on Jun 24, 2017 0:19:26 GMT
professional.... ansel adams. but obscure, random pictures about a famous person... you can just sense the sadness in this pic. what'd YOU do this summer??? with every tragedy... [mangled fire escape from triangle shirtwaist factory fire] comes improvement. myrtles plantation --whatthehellisthat???
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Post by deembastille on Jun 24, 2017 0:23:08 GMT
fckin love this one... fckin love it.
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Post by koskiewicz on Jun 27, 2017 19:33:32 GMT
...another one worth a look see is Phillippe Halsman, Dennis Stock, and Bruce Davidson...
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Post by cypher on Jun 30, 2017 18:48:18 GMT
...another one worth a look see is Phillippe Halsman, Dennis Stock, and Bruce Davidson... Many thanks for the recs. I learnt some stuff... I really like Bruce Davidson. Now I know who did the album cover for The Beastie Boys' "Ill Communication". I also really like his subway series. I also now know who is responsible for some of the iconic James Dean shots. Dennis Stock's images from the '60's look really intriguing too, especially his 'California Trip' series, I'll be keeping an eye out for that. And the Halsman pictures are fantastic. Now I know who took the shot of Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry. Also liked his Dali shots, I had never seen the Dali Skull before, which I can't quite believe, so thanks for that, too.
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Post by cypher on Jul 29, 2017 15:35:28 GMT
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Post by koskiewicz on Jul 29, 2017 22:28:00 GMT
...two more:
How could I have forgotten these 2 in my previous posts?
Yousef Karsh - A Canadian portrait photographer who did portraits of the most famous people of the 20th century with his B&W view camera. I own a first edition of his portrait work hand signed by him.
Josef Koudelka - A Czech born photographer who did marvelous B&W candid work of everyday life.
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Post by cypher on Jul 30, 2017 19:35:42 GMT
Those Karsh portraits are iconic. Great stuff.
Not really feeling Koudelka, though.
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Post by koskiewicz on Aug 2, 2017 17:48:54 GMT
...several of Karsh's portrait images have been used on US postage stamps...
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 3, 2017 1:35:26 GMT
Frank Albert Rinehart took some amazing photos of American Indians, including this one of Mattie Tom:
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Post by koskiewicz on Aug 7, 2017 16:20:56 GMT
...and then there is Mathew Brady and his US Civil War shots...
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