Nice pictures
August 7, 2006 5:11 PM Subscribe
I rather like them. I'm a suck for wet process photography (particularly kallitype).
posted by shoepal at 8:57 PM on August 7, 2006
posted by shoepal at 8:57 PM on August 7, 2006
(I meant "I'm a sucker for wet process...". I don't suck for wet process photography. Though, I suppose there's a first time for everything.
posted by shoepal at 9:09 PM on August 7, 2006
posted by shoepal at 9:09 PM on August 7, 2006
I think reactions to this kind of work are strongly correlated with personal tastes in the area of weight given to representation versus technique. Personally, I'm not taken with these photographs, for the same reason I prefer Rembrandt to Renoir; I look at a Rembrandt, and wonder about the subject, whereas, I look at a Renoir, and wonder about Impressionism.
But Rosenthal's no slacker; there's honest effort in these pictures.
posted by paulsc at 9:13 PM on August 7, 2006
But Rosenthal's no slacker; there's honest effort in these pictures.
posted by paulsc at 9:13 PM on August 7, 2006
They look like memories.
posted by StickyCarpet at 11:00 PM on August 7, 2006
posted by StickyCarpet at 11:00 PM on August 7, 2006
Thank you! They were beautiful.
posted by martinrebas at 11:36 PM on August 7, 2006
posted by martinrebas at 11:36 PM on August 7, 2006
The portraits smack of trying too hard, but some of the landscape and architectural stuff is pretty pleasing.
Seems that he's completely absorbed the Vaseline-smeared Hollywood cliché for representing the remembered or dreamt, though - dunno about anyone else, but my memories and dreams are sharp but fragmented, not in soft focus sepia.
posted by jack_mo at 2:25 AM on August 8, 2006
Seems that he's completely absorbed the Vaseline-smeared Hollywood cliché for representing the remembered or dreamt, though - dunno about anyone else, but my memories and dreams are sharp but fragmented, not in soft focus sepia.
posted by jack_mo at 2:25 AM on August 8, 2006
my memories and dreams are sharp
If you could examine more closely, you might find that your memories have "sharpness" in the the same way that these figures have "hands," just enough to recognize the attribute.
posted by StickyCarpet at 4:29 AM on August 8, 2006
If you could examine more closely, you might find that your memories have "sharpness" in the the same way that these figures have "hands," just enough to recognize the attribute.
posted by StickyCarpet at 4:29 AM on August 8, 2006
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Brings to mind some of the work of Matt Mahurin and Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison.
posted by ericb at 5:26 PM on August 7, 2006