tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post2538227683378988970..comments2024-03-27T00:32:29.877-07:00Comments on Photos and Stuff: Hasselblad's Long, Strange, Tripamolitorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-76105262507600867652017-04-01T03:30:16.153-07:002017-04-01T03:30:16.153-07:00Sensible appointment by Hasselblad if their strate...Sensible appointment by Hasselblad if their strategy is to appeal to VERY wealthy gear-heads who hate being called gear-heads so convince themselves that they are artists who need the very best billion megapixel monster to realise their vision. I looked at Ming's latest foray into the Malaysian caves to shoot the religious festival and see images high on megapixels and low on soul. An accomplished photojournalist with a film camera and a few rolls of Tri-X pushed to 1600 would've produced technically less perfect photos but conveyed far more of the atmosphere and meaning of the event. Isn't that what photography should be about? I have this vision of an alternative universe where Robert Capa returns to the Magnum office in Paris fresh from the Normandy beaches. The bigwigs there say 'Well Bob, your photos are certainly very atmospheric but how are we supposed to sell ultraprints of these?'Colin Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-84710705595312052182017-03-30T23:24:06.197-07:002017-03-30T23:24:06.197-07:00"He has a large loyal following, perhaps due ..."He has a large loyal following, perhaps due to not following complicated themes."<br />I was not aware Ming's photography had "themes" at all...Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150555399278445304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-26540262856694331492017-03-30T17:30:48.289-07:002017-03-30T17:30:48.289-07:00Is that a newly-minted corporate title: Chief Som...Is that a newly-minted corporate title: Chief Something-Or-Other?<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />StephenStephen S. Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792524726703718127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-76788188575134493602017-03-30T15:32:51.471-07:002017-03-30T15:32:51.471-07:00I think both parties have done well.
What I am in...I think both parties have done well.<br /><br />What I am interested in, though, is not how clever or not the various players are, but what it signals. While Ming may or may not actually have much role in *setting* strategy at H, his appointment certainly makes a lot about the strategy clear, and allows some intelligent guessing about more.<br /><br />Which is what I was attempting to get at above with, I dare say, mixed success at best.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-83011173280326660342017-03-30T15:01:18.710-07:002017-03-30T15:01:18.710-07:00Hasselblad have done what a lot of other makers se...Hasselblad have done what a lot of other makers seem to do, but are a bit more upfront about it. I see a lot of bloging and "educational" video/you tube big names seem to get offered and have cameras etc. provided for them by the makers. Usually the ones who talk about how good this or that new lens or body is along side their usual fare of how I work and how to do x. Personally it looks to me that it is those "photographers" who have a good following are at the least given the keys to the candy cupboard if not more. Ming's appointment I would think is more along these lines, he has a large loyal following, perhaps due to not following complicated themes. Have to admit not having visited his site for a good long time though as it left me somewhat cold, it might be more intricate now. AlexGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18145006441964616851noreply@blogger.com