Upset - DPChallenge Forums

09/20/2012 09:31:38 AM · #1

I received a comment from a "fellow DPCer" that stated that one of my images was like an Arbus....I may have totally misread this statement but Diane Arbus was well known for taking pictures of marginal people, IE freaks. This disturbed me, was this commenter stating that my daughter was similar to an Arbus photo, if so, that was way out of line IMO!

MikeO

Fujifilm x100

09/20/2012 09:50:13 AM · #2

Knowing the poster he would not be making a comment about your daughter but referring to the style of photo Arbus took rather than the person in the photo.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

09/20/2012 10:17:45 AM · #3

Arbus is one of my favorite photographers. I don't think of her as a photographer of "marginal people" and that wasn't my point. I'm talking about the style of her portraiture. In her portraits, people seem like they have been standing still for a few seconds. They have gone beyond those first few seconds when they are completely composed for the camera, and they are just starting to reveal some strain. This is the "awkwardness" I was referring to. In this awkwardness, we see something real, something beyond a typical portrait. It's almost like the photographer is staring too long at her subject.

or if you want the short answer, she's not smiling. lol. I love that.

photo got a 7 from me.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

09/20/2012 10:20:10 AM · #4

I put my explanation in the photo comments as well.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

09/20/2012 10:23:24 AM · #5

Thank you for clearing that up, I was hoping I had misunderstood your comment.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

09/20/2012 12:52:35 PM · #6

This sort of makes me wonder what you've been up to as your profile says you've been around since '03. To most people 'round here, having

posthumous recognize your work and compare it to an icon like Diane Arbus is about as good as it gets.

Just FWIW......taking the short & sloppy Wiki synopsis as your reference is pretty much never a good idea.

K3Master

Pentax K-3

Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW

09/20/2012 12:55:25 PM · #7

Part of this issue is the inherent difficulty in keeping photographs of your own children objective in your own mind. It's imperative if you continue to post them on a forum such as this.

bvy

Sigma DP1x

09/20/2012 01:26:04 PM · #8

Have we ever had an Arbus challenge?

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

09/20/2012 01:40:46 PM · #9

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

This sort of makes me wonder what you've been up to as your profile says you've been around since '03. To most people 'round here, having posthumous recognize your work and compare it to an icon like Diane Arbus is about as good as it gets.

Just FWIW......taking the short & sloppy Wiki synopsis as your reference is pretty much never a good idea.

I never take a WIKI synopsis as my only reference, I have studied her work. And for being around since 03, I have a business I run and have been busy, have just recently ventured back into the DPC community. Any comment is appreciated I assure you, and any user....not just Don is greatly valued.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

09/20/2012 04:55:18 PM · #10

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

Originally posted by neenee1999:

But Don is.......SPECIAL!!!

LOL!!!