> 2009/4/9 William Robb <[email protected]>: > > Had you called it a character study, then I would have commented > > differently. You called it a portrait, and that had a great > deal to do with > > my response to it. > > hmm... > That's interesting. Didn't cross my mind that the word "portrait" > primed people that much. Or maybe that my understanding of the word is > that deviant... :-) > > Another lesson learned, hopefully. >
I enjoyed the picture, and think it was original and interesting and showed (as far as I can know) the young man's character well. I've been rather surprised at people's comments about it - I expected it to be universally praised. I always think of 'character study' and 'portrait' as synonymous. To me the whole point of a portrait is to reveal something of the person's character to the viewer. Otherwise it's just a mug shot, or a study in texture or form. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
