[Leica] IMG: Hand, 2

[imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)]

On Jan 7, 2008, at 8:36 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
> Thanks, but saturated is what sells these days - way over-saturated  
> usually.  The thumbnail has to stand out in the crowd:
>
> http://www.alamy.com/showcase/travel/default.asp

Without going deeply into the galleries - my immediate impression of  
the work on the opening page:
        1. graphic punch
        2. design oriented
        3. max saturation

not "honest, straightforward documentary photography"

As someone else noted - it would appear that these photographers are  
going out and finding punchy, contrasty, saturated color subjects and  
exploiting those characteristics to the max in their framing and post  
processing.

Your work originated as honest, straightforward, documentary  
photography.
It, with some noted exceptions I'm sure, will not easily translate  
into the kind of vision exampled on these pages.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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