Thursday, September 24, 2009

Lesson In Portraiture... (keep it simple)

I've kept this photo (by the fabulous Zoe Strauss) as wallpaper for a couple of weeks now just to remind me how very simple, and powerful, a good photograph can be. And let's face it- it's about as basic as basic can get. And yet, when was the last time Annie Leibovitz and all her minions (and millions) collaborated on any portrait anywhere near as good?

2 comments:

Ian Aleksander Adams said...

Zoe is a huge inspiration to me. Her work is amazing.

mark page said...

Yep Zoe's good but Annie shagged Susan Sontag.........