On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Charles Robinson <charl...@visi.com> wrote:

> The general attitude seems to be that it's a bland shot - if you don't 
> consider who shot it.
>
> Which brings to mind this question: Just because it was shot by a specific 
> "known person", does that make it a better image?
>
> Personally, I don't think so.

No, it's not a better image just because it's by someone famous. But
sometimes I think that guys like AA and HCB have so many photographers
following in their footsteps that their originals seem routine, or
even cliched. So I think it can be helpful to take the historical
context into account.

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