In Reply to: Interptreters of the sublime posted by Paul_A on February 16, 2017 at 18:46:47:
and you are comparing a dreadful failure (imho -- but ordinary at best, I think many would at least agree with that) with a superb classic.
In one, a beautiful woman is made to look rather silly and awkward. In the other, a rather ordinary-looking woman is made to look regal and elegant.
Yes, your response will be, the subject has something to do with that, not just the photographer, and these photos reflect something significant about their subjects. But imho, in the end you can't really tell where the subject ends and the photo begins, and that's the magic of photography.
Edit: I'm a very big Clara Haskil fan, and that photo graces at least one of her CD covers, more than one IIRC.
Edits: 02/17/17
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- Potrait photography is an art - rbolaw 07:01:05 02/17/17 (2)
- RE: "a rather ordinary-looking woman..." - Ivan303 13:12:27 02/17/17 (1)
- True. - rbolaw 13:57:03 02/17/17 (0)