Folks don't readily recognize depression when shown by itself. Contrast is necessary, else depression may simply appear as a deep reflective mood or deep sadness (which it is not). A clearly isolated individual in the midst of folks avidly engaged in normal social intercourse depicts depression as it is... an isolation of despair.
Regards, Bob... -------------------- "Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter. The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, and perseverance. Let us remember that 'if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom.' It is a very serious consideration that millions yet unborn may be the miserable sharers of the event." - Samuel Adams, 1771 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:07 PM Subject: Re: What did we shoot this weekend? > Hi Shel, > > >No need to apologize, but it's gratefully accepted. It's easy to > >misconstrue intent when we communicate in this manner, and considering > >that I often kid around on this list, it's even easier to understand > >your response. Just be glad I'm not Mafud <vbg>. > > Trust me, I'm glad. > > > > >It's a tough subject to tackle because there are so few things of > >outward appearance that can tell the story. A messy, darkened house, > >lethargy (how does one photograph lethargy?), inattention to certain > >details of one's life, and so forth. Anyway, it'll interesting to see > >what the first roll of film shows, and what it might indicate for future > >photographs. > > Archetypal references suggest grainy black and white images of faceless > individuals vs. the world, placed at odds with everything else, discarded > and discordant. It would be only too easy to go for these shots. Truly > recording depression is not an easy task, but you knew that from the > outset. Off the tip of this head, I haven't a clue. Long and hard > thoughts needed. > > Good luck. > > Cotty - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
