Lol! That's pretty funny John! I tend to agree in part with John (especially about the copy and the capitals used in it, and I gave up trying to read it after a few lines too), but I do see that she is sticking to a theme with these shots and I think that they are pretty interesting really. It looks to me that she is trying to replicate the old style portraits from the turn of the century but with her own touches.
Interesting - not my cup of tea, but interesting to view. Thanks for sharing, Christine! Tan. :) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Coyle Sent: Tuesday, 9 February 2010 10:11 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Vanessa Winship Sorry Christine - while the photos are technically good, I find the stiff poses so reminiscent of the worst kind of snapshot that adorns so many family albums. The subjects seem to have been asked to dress in their best and then pose in front of mainly nondescript backgrounds that seldom say anything about them as a person. Just like snaps of me taken by my grandmother when I was seven. I browsed through several galleries, and they are so consistent in this style that it becomes boring, even though the individual people are often interesting, and I would love to know their story. In addition, the prose is self-indulgent in the extreme, and the use of capitals for every word is just so "artsy" it made me unwilling to read it! She could win the next Turner Prize with this work! My apologies for being so negative, I guess I just don't get it here. John in Brisbane -- 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.
