P3D In the eye of the beholder

[jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gabriel Jacob)]

Boris writes,
>Some people who've seen my nudes and portraits have asked,
>why concentrate on beauty or youth?  Why not take stereographs
>of craggedy, old, deeply lined, weatherworn faces and or bodies.

Of course alot of the great photographers and painters have 
pursued this area. As much as I love a pretty face (or body),
I think images of weatherworn faces and/or bodies invoke much
more powerful feelings. I prefer the everyday images and the
magic for me is capturing what we take for granted. As one
photographer writes on his web page at,
http://www.everydaymagic.com/

MY MANIFESTO - photos from everyday life
Does an exciting photo require a spectacular location,
startling event or famous subject? I don't think so. Why
not reveal the beauty in ordinary things - the Everyday
Magic?

I would much rather look at a spectacular photo of an
ordinary subject than an ordinary photo of a spectacular
one.  ----Jim Coe

That is why I tend to go more for "snapshot" style images.

Gabriel


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