Frank, The customer is always right. I think some women seek this look as glamerous, and it is that. A sort of 'This is how good I would look as a starlet!' Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:36 AM, frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:56 AM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I like it for what it is -- a portrait of a woman. Ir's a genre, which for >> the most part, seeks only to please and flatter the subject. A lot of >> artistic skill is necessary to arrive at a result like that. I'll bet Mona >> Lisa had some zits as well, but Leonardo was smart enough to leave them out >> of the portrait. > > I'm not questioning Bill's skill as a photographer or as a > post-processor. Both are beyond reproach. > > This is simply a genre that I personally don't like - it doesn't speak > to me (to put it in cliche'ed terms). > > A subject can be pleased and flattered without making them look > artificial, IMHO. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
