That book is going for a range of prices from $1.99 to over 70 bucks on Amazon. Majority in Good condition. Similar at Abe Books. How in the world do they price these things?
I have another book from that same series and vintage, hardcover. Got it for $8 from the US. Good Erwitt info, Ann. Thanks! On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 11:08 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce... > > Yup, Erwitt set up the shot with the kid on the bicycle... (The original is > in color, by the way) _This was an advertising gig_ > Never any claim made anywhere that it was candid... > > He was hired by Doyle Dand Bernbach to shoot photos for the French Tourist > Office. > > See page 60-61 , Elliott ErwItt THE PRIVATE EXPERIENCE... personal insights > of a profesional photographer.©1974 > Cromwell ISBN 0-690-00624-1 > > It's an interesting read. hmmm - wonder how much my first printing of this > is worth now. I have the soft cover. > > ann > > > > > On 4/5/2017 9:45 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> For instance, there's lots of love for Elliot Erwitt here. I only >> recently learned that he often staged his shots. The prime example >> given was the French boy on a bicycle with a couple of baguettes, >> which he apparently setup with the help of a couple of friends. >> >> >> http://www.hlphotogallery.com/sites/default/files/HLphoto_Elliott_Erwitt_Provence_France_Boy_Bicycle%26Baguette.jpg >> >> Does this make him any less of a photographer or the image any less >> iconic? >> >> Does Steve McCurry's set up shots make him less of a photographer or >> the images any less iconic? >> >> We're all taught how to make our images stand out and get noticed, and >> both these figures were doing just that. Unfortunately for him, Steve >> broke some rules imposed by NatGeo. >> >> I still love his work. >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 9:17 PM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> This was happening last year, but I didn't see it. >>> As far as I can tell, it was not discussed here. So, for those, who like >>> myself missed it completely. >>> Apparently, people discovered quite a few digital manipulations as well >>> as >>> "staging" of the photos by Steve McCurry. >>> >>> https://petapixel.com/2016/06/07/eyes-afghan-girl-critical-take-steve-mccurry-scandal/ >>> (and links therein) >>> >>> Enjoy! >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> -- >>> 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
