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I once came across an amazing photo of an ex-girlfriends family. Something about it was very unique. I just sat and stared at the picture for several minutes without knowing who took it. But there was something amazing about it. In the center was her family surrounded by geometrical objects- a circle and a pyramid. to the left of these pictures were two Dalmations looking pictuersquely regal. Both had their heads up and were looking straight at the camera.
Sophie said, "Do you know Anne Leibowitz? Well, she is a friend of the family..." My mouth dropped- I had heard the name before and knew she was a famous photographer- but I wouldn't expect someone to take such a captivating 'family photo' let alone for it to be done by an 'expert.' How was this made so much better than any other photo just because on e famous person took it? It was incredibly strange! Did she hold up a juicy steak above the camera to capture the dogs' attention so well?!?
I read up on Leibowitz so many years later. Turned out this photographer gained original fame by snapping photos of her family on the crapper. I remember thinking to myself- "what a stupid gimmick..."
So the morals and questions left unanswered are of the story are:
1) We all have a cheeky side
2) Don't confuse skill with art, and there's even cases where this isn't true
3) Don't shit where you eat
4) She ruined toilet photo gimmick trick for the rest of us
5) Having lots of money can buy you good photo
6) A skilled artist producing bad art? A bad artist producing good art? Was it primarily skill? Or did the camera/steak combo do all the work for her?
-jujubee
Sophie said, "Do you know Anne Leibowitz? Well, she is a friend of the family..." My mouth dropped- I had heard the name before and knew she was a famous photographer- but I wouldn't expect someone to take such a captivating 'family photo' let alone for it to be done by an 'expert.' How was this made so much better than any other photo just because on e famous person took it? It was incredibly strange! Did she hold up a juicy steak above the camera to capture the dogs' attention so well?!?
I read up on Leibowitz so many years later. Turned out this photographer gained original fame by snapping photos of her family on the crapper. I remember thinking to myself- "what a stupid gimmick..."
So the morals and questions left unanswered are of the story are:
1) We all have a cheeky side
2) Don't confuse skill with art, and there's even cases where this isn't true
3) Don't shit where you eat
4) She ruined toilet photo gimmick trick for the rest of us
5) Having lots of money can buy you good photo
6) A skilled artist producing bad art? A bad artist producing good art? Was it primarily skill? Or did the camera/steak combo do all the work for her?
-jujubee
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