tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post685003285147617932..comments2023-11-05T07:37:16.624+00:00Comments on The Drayton Bird Blog: The Stalker respondsDrayton Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-16558230587912428052010-11-08T13:13:04.093+00:002010-11-08T13:13:04.093+00:00Drayton
Regarding these photographic portraits wit...Drayton<br />Regarding these photographic portraits with the heads and legs missing. It is interesting that you are prepared to tolerate work with no legs and no evidence of thinking equipment. It's the exact opposite of your preferences in advertising.Glynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-72781781259028449222010-11-08T12:30:05.138+00:002010-11-08T12:30:05.138+00:00I think I'll leave it to you and Joanne to fig...I think I'll leave it to you and Joanne to fight this one out, Rupert. I am glad to note, through, that you share my taste in fetishistic photographers:-) I should say that the picture you think is her is actually of Sophie Viney, a composer who attended a EADIM, where you meet a better class of delegate. But Joanne is just as lovely - and very funny, too.Draytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-77146315351019090662010-11-08T11:32:46.540+00:002010-11-08T11:32:46.540+00:00It was not my intention to be bloody rude about yo...It was not my intention to be bloody rude about your photographer Joanne. I kicked off my comments by noting how gorgeous she was having had a look at her website which I thought was a fairly complimentary start.<br /><br />I have been an admirer of Helmut Newton for years and have many of his books, calendars and diaries. He really is an incredible artist with the camera. However, not every genius is right all the time just as not every dolt is wrong all the time. The photograph of Catherine Deneuve frankly does no justice to his genius or her beauty. You can justify cutting off heads or feet if there is an artistic reason, perhaps concentrating on a beautiful bottom or lovely breasts (that’s you and I out), but to fairly consistently crop heads on portrait photographs is nether artistic or technically clever. Mind you, that’s only my opinion. <br /><br />Newton’s book SUMO is an ode to a genius and is worth every penny as is his book White Women. I think that the only photographer whom I would put in the same class would be Andre de Dienes.<br /><br />On a lower tier I would probably include Roy Stuart, Doris Kloster, Eric Kroll and Bunny Yeager. Perhaps behind them are John Dietrich and Christophe Mourthe and probably off at a tangent would be the brilliant Japanese ‘photographic’ artist Hajime Sorayama.<br /><br />With the utmost respect, Joanne is not up with these guys yet but at least she is following a star.<br /><br />P.S. I’m sure that the inspiration for the Virgin Atlantic TV ad came from Newton’s photograph ‘Sie kommen’ (taken in Paris in 1981).Rupert Surenhttp://www.bluechannel.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-43601094988220582932010-11-08T10:15:14.591+00:002010-11-08T10:15:14.591+00:00You are right, Don. The difference is one of degre...You are right, Don. The difference is one of degree, and the depressing thing is that I fear things are not getting that much better. Mind you, they have changed. I still recall how shocked my parents were back in 1955 when I used to spend my time with a Ghanaian conga drummer called Bizi.Draytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-6286632770863474822010-11-08T09:46:53.407+00:002010-11-08T09:46:53.407+00:00Hi Drayton
Another rather sad fact is that here i...Hi Drayton<br /><br />Another rather sad fact is that here in the UK I frequently find that I am the only blcak face in many crowds - professional and Social. Ypou are right that Amaerica still has many problems, but the UK still has much to do!<br /><br />As for the comment on photography, a certain genius responsible for thousands of iconic jazz images for Blue Note - Reid Miles - always use to cut the head off his subject much to the annoyance of Francis Wolf.Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-6195262279921635492010-11-08T07:07:09.714+00:002010-11-08T07:07:09.714+00:00Hey Drayton
Hope you are enjoying Delray Beach. A...Hey Drayton<br /><br />Hope you are enjoying Delray Beach. As I mentioned at the Lebanese restaurant in London, I used to live there years ago. So - I am rather envious of you. Just thought I'd let you know that :-)<br /><br />Best, Michael LeanderMichael Leanderhttp://www.michaelleander.comnoreply@blogger.com