Momentary Rant

[lavender]

 

[Ezarc]

I love black and white photography. But, I don't get the rabid fanfare about Ansel Adams. What makes this worse is that all of his prints, in poster version, have more space used with writin his name like a fucking designer button down than space taken up by the picture.

It makes absofuckinglutely no sense to me.

It could be worse. You don't live in the town with his museum.
Take Care and Lust Always,
Ezarc

 

[Aphrodisiac]

I don't know about that Ansel ... some of his photography is nice ... but then the other things are so mundane....


I really don't care for this photography ....

 

[grrrly]

its just because he's one of the pioneers of artistic photography

 

[kotori]

Momentary?

No, really, Lavy, take all the time you need.

It's because the people who these are being marketed to are more interested in the name than the work. *jingling ice cubes, clinking martini stirrer*
"Oh, really? I so love his work."
"And there's that retrospective . . . "
blah, blah, blah . . .

You're around enough country-club republicans to know the drill.

 

[lavender]

Re: Momentary?

 

[kotori]

Which reminds us of

Most of them have shitty taste. If it weren't for a larger price on it, I doubt they would ever know what to buy.

what Oscar Wilde said about "someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."

[Edited for grammar.]

 

[IrishWolfhound]

I think he had two or three great photos. Other than that his greatest contribution was being Georgia O'Keefe's lover for a time.

 

[kotori]

I think he had two or three great photos. Other than that his greatest contribution was being Georgia O'Keefe's lover for a time.

I think you're thinking of someone else. Alfred Eisenstadt, no? *off to google*

 

[La Huesera]

two words... "Zone System".

 

[IrishWolfhound]

I think you're thinking of someone else. Alfred Eisenstadt, no? *off to google*

Adams slept with Eisenstadt as well? That SLUT!

 

[Cheyenne]

Re: Re: Momentary?

Most of them have shitty taste. If it weren't for a larger price on it, I doubt they would ever know what to buy.

How nice.

 

[Mischka]

Re: Re: Re: Momentary?

How nice.

This isn't aimed at you, Cheyenne. It's those pesky lawyers again. The moratorium officially ended.

 

[SlowHand89]

I love black and white photography. But, I don't get the rabid fanfare about Ansel Adams. What makes this worse is that all of his prints, in poster version, have more space used with writin his name like a fucking designer button down than space taken up by the picture.

It makes absofuckinglutely no sense to me.

Maybe if you don't understand it, you shouldn't rant about it.