Digital BW, The Print

I should probably let a reply pass, also, but this was _extremely_ well
done, reflecting some of the same thoughts I had.  At least I found out that
a wine cooler was not the big jobbers I have my wines stored in, but a
beverage sort of. There's always more to learn.  Insofar as art/commerce, I
do think an exception would be the food shots in the ZZ Top albums-
"enchiladas for everyone".  BTW I continue to enjoy your images in Lenswork.
Lots of soul, whatever the medium.

Best regards,

Ken Carney
www.kencarney.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of R Murai
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 11:53 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] A bit OT....MF to b/w print
> 
> Paul,
> 
> I know I'll regret this but I just can't let this pass.
> 
> For some odd reason, I have far, far greater affinity to the 
> drugstore snapshots of my dearly departed dog that are 
> lovingly displayed via framed glass and cutesy frig magnets 
> than any deftly illuminated, glycerine spritzed, $75 
> per-hand-made plexi ice cubed, pricey duratrans image of a 
> freakin' wine cooler.
> 
> And you claim to be an arbiter and benchmark of creative success??
> 
> Give me a break!
> 
> The vacation pictures that you refer to as "mediocre, shitty, 
> drippy, etc"
> are extremely real and meaningful to those who created them 
> and serve a far, far more important purpose than the 
> relentless, socially irresponsible, culturally erosive visual 
> blight produced by money grubbing and mindless commercial 
> studios and ad agencies that end up clogging our minds, 
> arteries and landfills.
> 
> Talk about wasted band width?!?
> 
> Can't remember the last time I was moved by a POP display of 
> an icy can of Mountain Dew or backlit Duratrans of cheesy 
> nachos. (Wait, the photo at my local Jack&DaBox of the new 
> ciabatta chicken .......)
> 
> From another "monkey" who will continue to snap massive 
> numbers of photos of my aging mother, cute little 
> granddaughter, upcoming vacation and whatever the hell I feel 
> like taking.
> 
> ciao,
> 
> -- rm