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Work in China III

Film - Bessa R3M


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These are the ones from my gallery that I like best. That may not necessarily be the ones that are most popular here. And there is nothing wrong with that.

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The composition is very good and the tonality overall is fine as well. But maybe, just maybe, the shadow-style does not work too well h...

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Parerga et paralipomena

"Those who feel nothing, or not completely at the time of the exposure, relying upon subsequent manipulation to reach an unpremeditated end, are predestined to failure.
The difference between a good and a bad art in any medium or of any age lies in the creative mind rather than in skill of hands. The way of seeing is what counts and that is conditioned by the artist's attitude, not by skill as craftsman. Given a big enough artist and he will make himself a consummate craftsman to better express his thoughts."



Edward Weston in "America and Photography"


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"Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can. The revelation, if it comes at all, will come in a small fraction of a second with an unconscious gesture, a gleam of the eye, a brief lifting of the mask that all humans wear to conceal their innermost selves from the world. In that fleeting interval of opportunity the photographer must act or lose his prize."

Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002)

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Journal Entry: Thu Jul 2, 2009, 3:58 PM
: Came home from work at midnight. But I can't sleep. Thoughts like marbles in my head. Klickerdiklack, klickerdiklack.

I am still reading comments on my latest DD.



And I answered many. I am amazed that my photo stroke a chord in many of you. This is magic. :nod:

: Maybe I should feel honored, but in fact I am pretty angry that the actually well-renowned Time-magazine used one of my photos for more than a year now without paying or crediting me. It is a portrait of the famous Israeli photog David Rubinger that I took of him with my Bessa R3M in Jerusalem in 2007. You may have seen it before along with the others from the same series here on dA.



I would have expected that someone from Mr. Scott MacLeod's office would have contacted me before they use the photo on their website. This is not the way, fellow journalists should treat each other. I mean this is Time and not the Hinter-Schwarzwälder Anzeigenblatt.

I am in contact with Robin Bierstedt, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Time Inc., now and hopefully we can settle this cause in a civil way...

[edit]
Today, 7/3, they removed the photo from the website. And offered 100$ as compensation - which is ridiculous.
The photo was also used on the cover of Rubinger's book. No permission either, no payment, but allegedly a full credit. Can't check that though...


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Poverty in eastern Kentucky, seen through the eyes of a white family. This is the subject of an essay by Carl Kiilsgaard. I think it is worth looking at. Yup.


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:icontoyan: : Laurent took some of the better portraits I saw on dA lately. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. And don't miss to follow the link to is website.:nod:









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Thanks...

... for all your comments and favs! :thanks:

Just wanted to let you know, that I try to answer all comments, but I can't reply to all :+fav:- or :+devwatch:-messages if you don't leave a comment. But be sure that I will visit your gallery.
Sooner or later. :peace:

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  • Current Residence: Detmold, Germany
  • Interests: photography, life
  • Favourite movie: leaving las vegas, million dollar baby, lost in translation, the world's fastest indian
  • Favourite band or musician: 3 doors down, creed, van morrison, neil young, nick drake, dave matthews band, johnny cash
  • Favourite genre of music: rock, soul, r&b, jazz
  • Favourite artist: my daughter sarah
  • Favourite photographer: impossible to pick out a few - all that took part in the fsa-campaign in the late 30ies
  • Favourite style of art: genuine
  • Operating System: windows xp 64 | arch linux 64 | crunchbang 64
  • MP3 player of choice: foobar2000
  • Shell of choice: bbLean
  • Favourite game: LOMAC
  • Favourite gaming platform: grass
  • Personal Quote: carpe diem
  • Tools of the Trade: Bessa R3M, Contax RTS I + II + Zeiss lenses, Canon 30D, Epson Perfection V750 Pro

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Hej hej. My girlfriend sent me to your website, i watched your pictures being really intruiged by your look at the world, then i saw you are a journalist (ok, that explains why your photos are that professional), and you are from Detmold. Well, THAT´s a place to come from for a world-travelling photographer. :D Thanks for sharing your pictures - and good luck fighting with TIME or other media to pay you for your effort.
haha. Danke für die Blumen ;)

but photography-wise I am an amateur. I am just an editor who also takes photos sometimes ;P

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Oooh, that´s even more interesting. :O
Danke :D

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