FrankS
Registered User
I just read a quote attributed to to Karsch, that I believe is defective, and which reminds me of some of the esoteric and possibly BS stuff that HCB is quoted as saying. Here it is: "Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness."
Firstly, what kind of character, besides Voldemort's, develops in darkness?
Secondly, it's film that develops in darkness. Photographic prints (B+W) develop in rooms with red lights.
They may have been great photographers, certainly they are famous, but they may not have been deep philosophical thinkers.
(With HCB, I concede that possibly the translation form French to English is the problem.)
Discuss?
Firstly, what kind of character, besides Voldemort's, develops in darkness?
Secondly, it's film that develops in darkness. Photographic prints (B+W) develop in rooms with red lights.
They may have been great photographers, certainly they are famous, but they may not have been deep philosophical thinkers.
(With HCB, I concede that possibly the translation form French to English is the problem.)
Discuss?
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CanDocGuy
Mark
FYI: it's Karsh
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Potatoe / PotatoCanDocGuy said:
Dave
CanDocGuy
Mark
Sure it sounds the same, but it is the guys name. If he means anything to us, we should try to spell it correctly.
FrankS
Registered User
CanDocGuy said:
Thank you for the correction.
I doubt I spelled his first name correctly either, but you know who I'm talking about.
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CanDocGuy
Mark
Actually you nailed the first name, which is always the one I have problems with!
FrankS
Registered User
Go figure.
back alley
IMAGES
no matter the spelling of his name...i think he is a very over rated photog.
at least i never could understand what all the fuss was about.
at least i never could understand what all the fuss was about.
rogue_designer
Reciprocity Failure
He has a few photographs that I really do like - Heifitz's hands for instance... But in general he's a bit of a bromide when compared to say, an Irving Penn.
I think I know what he meant about darkness - but it's trite. The same platitudes one's father gives in reference to walking up hills in the snow.
He has two better quotes:
Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room until after they've gone.
I think I know what he meant about darkness - but it's trite. The same platitudes one's father gives in reference to walking up hills in the snow.
He has two better quotes:
Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room until after they've gone.
FrankS
Registered User
Yeah, darkness = adversity, but a photograph does not develop will in adversity. (pH is too high or something)
And about that last quote: if the woman is beautiful, why a dark room?
And about that last quote: if the woman is beautiful, why a dark room?
Al Patterson
Ferroequinologist
FrankS said:
I always wanted to take a beautiful woman into a dark room and see what develops...