Re: Weddings & IR flash

[Cor Breukel <cor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 18 Aug 1996, Robert Long wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Aug 1996 14:48:43 +0100, Willem-Jan Markerink wrote:
> 
> |On 17 Aug 96 at 15:51, Edward Meyers wrote:
> |
> |> Weegee was a famous IR flasher. Remember the flash IR shots that
> |> he made inside a theatre? Ed
> |
> |Nope, never heard of him....8-))
> |Any book or web references for this man?
> 
> Beaumont Newhall's _The History of Photography_ is probably the most
> obvious place to look.  On p. 231 is possibly Weegee's most famous
> photograph--of a bag lady watching two bedecked society matrons
> entering the Metropolitan Opera House on opening night in 1943.
> Weegee was a photographer for the New York Daily News, I believe
> (Newhall isn't specific), and was famous for his often sensational
> grab shots--many (including the one in Newhall) with flash.  I believe
> he used Speed Graphics.
> 
..He did, and I believe that last year they even made a Holywood movie
about him (lots of blood and murders I guess ;-) ), didn't see it though
 Although I'am "young" I heard of him (and seen his work in books)..
I remember a photograph of him, sitting in his giant booth of his car,
which was also his darkroom..

Cor Breukel 
http://ruly70.MedFac.LeidenUniv.nl/~cor/cor.html
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