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Natasha27



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:51 am    Post subject: Need help with identifying this photo... Reply with quote

Hello all!
I know, this is not exactly right place for such questions, but i don't have an option Sad

I saw this photo some time ago, and it hit's me. Today i saw it again, but no explanation about author and place it was taken...
I want this photo badly on print or just in high resolution Sad



Can you please help me with this one?
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CP



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Location: California

PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gee, I can't believe no one can help identify this photo! I thought someone would know it in a day or two.

My guess is that it was taken in the 1940s or 1950s, probably in Europe.

Come on, people, let's solve the mystery!

Oh, Natasha: What publication did you see the photo in? Maybe you can ask the publisher. Good luck!
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beancurdturtle



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The photographer is Robert Doisneau
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Doisneau

The photograph is "Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville," Paris, 1950
http://www.essentialart.com/acatalog/Robert_Doisneau_Le_Baiser_de_l_Hotel_de_Ville_Paris.html
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ad-miral



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wow you are great beancurdturtle
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beancurdturtle



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ad-miral wrote:
wow you are great beancurdturtle

Embarassed
That photo is great.

Many people think it is candid - when actually it was posed. Doesn't matter.

The object of a good art photograph is to evoke a feeling of place, emotion, or both. This photo does both.
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

beancurdturtle wrote:
The photographer is Robert Doisneau
Holy Moley. How in the world did you find that? Shocked Question
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beancurdturtle



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bob S. wrote:
beancurdturtle wrote:
The photographer is Robert Doisneau
Holy Moley. How in the world did you find that? Shocked Question

I took a circuitous route in higher education starting at Fine Arts and ending with a Business Administration degree.

Along the way I studied the History and Aesthetics of Photography taught by John Upton. Upton was one of the most demanding professors I ever had - and very well respected photographer and an extraordinary educator.

My photography and way of seeing "images" was deeply influenced by Upton's influence - and some things just stuck. Some very useful things, and some odd things.

I'll bet you didn't know that Lewis Carroll (the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) was an avid photographer. Many images he created were "child nudes" which might be considered child pornography by today's standards in the U.S.
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CP



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice work, Mr. Turtle!
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Shatzy



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That photograph is one of the most beautiful pictures ever taken... I had it as a big poster on the wall in my bedroom when I was a teen, and it still touches me somehow to look at it. It is just perfect.
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