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Posted by: Owen Phairis (66.215.36.195) on May 30, 2003 at 21:37:33

Location: Big Bear Lake, CA

In Reply to: Actually .... posted by Doug Lester on May 30, 2003 at 20:49:44:

: Actually the term "pictorial" goes back to the beginning of the last century and refers to artistic photography as opposed to photography without artistic intent, ie as snapshots, journalistic, documentary or other 'straight' photos versus iphoto images which are given post shooting treatmentsd, such diffusion, burning in and mdodging, or other classic darkroom manipulations. Pictorialism was later associated with soft focus, hand-manipulated and romantic type subjects.

: Part of the early definition was to distinguish artistic photographic images from the ever increasingly popular snapshots. I would consider the attached image to be "pictorial" in the classic sense, though some might well disagree..

Yes, quite right, actually even before with the work and writings of Henry Peach Robinson before the "Photo Secession"
at the turn of the century.

I would consider your photo more in the vain of an Edward Weston type nude rather than pictorial in nature. But, like you say, some might well disagree..........

• Pictorialism

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: : Actually the term "pictorial" goes back to the beginning of the last century and refers to artistic photography as opposed to photography without artistic intent, ie as snapshots, journalistic, documentary or other 'straight' photos versus iphoto images which are given post shooting treatmentsd, such diffusion, burning in and mdodging, or other classic darkroom manipulations. Pictorialism was later associated with soft focus, hand-manipulated and romantic type subjects. 

: : Part of the early definition was to distinguish artistic photographic images from the ever increasingly popular snapshots. I would consider the attached image to be "pictorial" in the classic sense, though some might well disagree..  

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: Yes, quite right, actually even before with the work and writings of Henry Peach Robinson before the "Photo Secession"
: at the turn of the century.

: I would consider your photo more in the vain of an Edward Weston type nude rather than pictorial in nature. But, like you say, some might well disagree..........


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