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12/22/2002 01:09:11 PM · #1 |
"It should be the aim of every photographer to make a single exposure that shows everyting about the subject."
Learn more about Yousef Karsh. He has made some truly phenomenal photos of some truly phenomenal people :)
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12/22/2002 02:13:39 PM · #2 |
John,
I briefly met Karsh in Ottawa about twenty-five years ago in the Chateau Laurier, the old railroad-era hotel where he had his studio. By then, he was already an old man.
Karsh was the greatest photographer ever to come from Canada, his adopted home. His image of Churchill is an all-time classic, as are his images of Sofia Loren, Kennedy (JFK), Hemingway, and many others. His numerous books are a motivation for all beginners.
I recommend that new photographers find his books for encouragement and inspiration. Here is a piece of one of his other quotations, “â€Â¦for the heart and the mind are the true lens of the camera”.
Canada's National Achieve purchased his collection and lifelong work prior to his death. It is a national treasure that can now be viewed by one and all in our galleries when on exhibit. A excursion to Ottawa to view Karsh’s creation in the springtime, is a wonderful vacation idea
Cheers,
Michael
Message edited by author 2002-12-22 14:14:01. |
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12/22/2002 03:29:08 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Morgan:
Canada's National Achieve purchased his collection and lifelong work prior to his death. It is a national treasure that can now be viewed by one and all in our galleries when on exhibit. A excursion to Ottawa to view Karsh’s creation in the springtime, is a wonderful vacation idea
Cheers,
Michael |
Another example that Canadians are a sensible people...congratulations. I passed through Ottawa about 20 years ago, but didn't really get to stay and see much... |
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12/22/2002 04:43:13 PM · #4 |
Karsh just died this year at the age of 93. I was reading about him in my current issue of Lenswork magazine and decided to go look at some more of his work online. In my quote that I posted above, he was referring to his Churchill shot... the second sentence (which I excluded in the quote) said:
"I have been told that my portrait of Churchill is an example of this."
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12/22/2002 06:16:25 PM · #5 |
WOW! Great link Setz!
I hope everyone gets to see this.
Thank You! |
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12/22/2002 09:11:35 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Morgan:
Canada's National Achieve purchased his collection and lifelong work prior to his death. It is a national treasure that can now be viewed by one and all in our galleries when on exhibit. A excursion to Ottawa to view Karsh’s creation in the springtime, is a wonderful vacation idea
Cheers,
Michael |
Another example that Canadians are a sensible people...congratulations. I passed through Ottawa about 20 years ago, but didn't really get to stay and see much... |
Sensible? ...only if because it is now the first day of winter in Ottawa. I would never put my American friends through our Canadian winters, unless you really wanted to have unbelievable entertainment, fun, and can ice-skate on the many miles of the frozen Rideau Canal during the local Winterlude festival. |
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12/22/2002 09:33:07 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Morgan:
Sensible? ...only if because it is now the first day of winter in Ottawa. I would never put my American friends through our Canadian winters, unless you really wanted to have unbelievable entertainment, fun, and can ice-skate on the many miles of the frozen Rideau Canal during the local Winterlude festival. |
Well, I guess if you were really sensible you'd buy Florida and follow the geese south for the Winter...I'm sure it's for sale...
Also, since you mention it, I can barely ice skate, but what I probably could do is skate in a straight line without having to turn or stop or perform any other "tricky" maneuvers. If you have some free time, read a very old kid's Sci-Fi book called Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein -- written when the Martian canals were still a plausible fiction...
Say, we're just a bit off-topic...sorry. I really like photos of this type. I worked with a friend preparing his first two books for publication, and his approach both technically and stylistically is similar to Karsh's. Our talks gave me a much better understanding of how to evaluate a photo from the photographer's perspective.
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12/22/2002 09:57:43 PM · #8 |
A friend of mine and good photographer over at DA did a little Karsh tribute photo with some of his personal artifacts. If your interested, here is a link to a shot by Kevin Thom Karsh Tribute Shot
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12/22/2002 11:37:31 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by scab-lab:
A friend of mine and good photographer over at DA did a little Karsh tribute photo with some of his personal artifacts. If your interested, here is a link to a shot by Kevin Thom Karsh Tribute Shot |
Thanks for the link... I have been watching Kev's stuff for a while now but i haven't seen this one... :)
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12/23/2002 07:06:51 AM · #10 |
//www.archives.ca/05/0535_e.html
Here is a link to Canada's National Achieve exhibit of Karsh's work. It is a virtual gallery and is informative. His books do better justice to the images then you will see on the web, but it will amaze the uninitiated. The list of notable people that he captured in his portrait work goes on and on. To see the Sofia Loren image in colour is simply breathtaking. She was, and still is, one of the more striking faces that I have ever seen. And, Karsh was able to portray her phenomenal eyes and smile to perfection. Have a look for yourself.
Michael
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