Although I've never pursued any "Street" or "People" type images per se, I've always admired folks that perform that aspect of photographic art.
Anyway, this movie is not nature related at all, but if you just enjoy various types of photography you might enjoy this film. I saw it last night thru Netflix and thought it was very well done for a documentary on the subject of this ladies photographic works.
Carey, the part that was especially interesting to me was the amount of negatives she had stored up. Keeping in mind a negative is nothing like a slide that you can see your results. Additionally, other then having the shop in France create batches of landscape post cards for her I truly wonder how much of her photographed efforts she ever saw as a finished product. That part seemed a bit sad to me.
Very cool movie and very interesting photos. Like many "geniuses" she was obsessed.
At the end of the movie, you learn that her photographic activities generated quite a bit of ill will. Her photographic subjects were often unappreciative. Because of her private approach, she probably didn't have to deal with details like model releases.
I have always been a bit nervous about in your face street photography. The social interactions seem to be complex and sometimes negative.This film reinforced that nervousness.
I have always been a bit nervous about in your face street photography. The social interactions seem to be complex and sometimes negative.This film reinforced that nervousness.
Mike, I could not have said my own feelings on this subject any better. I admire the folks that can do this and get such neat results from usually candid moments in a persons life.
I'll stick with landscapes to date they've yet to become agitated when I've photographed any of them.......so far.
Posted by Carey Closs on February 23, 2015 at 12:59 PM
Paul, I picked up on that too. Whether it was for financial reasons that she didn't print her negatives or just part of her eccentricities I'm not sure but it was a shame that she never saw a lot of her own work or lived to see any deserved recognition she is getting now. We will never know how she would have responded had the man who bought her negatives been able to find her before she died but I suspect she would have been horrified knowing that her personal property now belonged to someone else. What's even more sad is the lawsuits that have been launched by a couple of her closest known relatives (one who had never even heard of her while she was living), over the copyright of the negatives. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/06/arts/design/a-legal-battle-over-vivian-maiers-work.html?_r=0.
Carey, what a sad commentary to this great story. The group with John Maloof had opened the worlds eyes to this hidden treasure & product of a dead person only to now have a team of lawyers get involved and put a hold on the project. No doubt the relatives who had no idea who Vivian even was, never mind could care less about photography, will now somehow benefit from the legal wrangling outcome is ridiculous.
The whole project by Maloof & Siskel and the resulting documentary that was even up for an Oscar was a bit of a Cinderella story until now. It now seems to have been "hijacked" by some lawyer who is out "to protect" the remaining families interest is complete BS.
Posted by Carey Closs on February 23, 2015 at 6:08 PM
Chances are that if someone other than Mr Maloof had discovered the negatives, they would have ended up in the garbage and no one would have heard of Vivian Maier let alone lawyers or her supposed heir. Thankfully his instincts told him that her work was good even though he knew nothing about photography so that we are now able to appreciate her talents. Apparently there are still tons of negatives to sort through that haven't been printed yet so hopefully the legal mess gets cleaned up soon so that we can see more what she had to offer. I totally agree with you about the lawyer out to "protect' the heirs interest. Sounds totally self serving to me.
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7 repliesAnyway, this movie is not nature related at all, but if you just enjoy various types of photography you might enjoy this film. I saw it last night thru Netflix and thought it was very well done for a documentary on the subject of this ladies photographic works.
Finding Vivan Maier
At the end of the movie, you learn that her photographic activities generated quite a bit of ill will. Her photographic subjects were often unappreciative. Because of her private approach, she probably didn't have to deal with details like model releases.
I have always been a bit nervous about in your face street photography. The social interactions seem to be complex and sometimes negative.This film reinforced that nervousness.
Mike, I could not have said my own feelings on this subject any better. I admire the folks that can do this and get such neat results from usually candid moments in a persons life.
I'll stick with landscapes to date they've yet to become agitated when I've photographed any of them.......so far.
The whole project by Maloof & Siskel and the resulting documentary that was even up for an Oscar was a bit of a Cinderella story until now. It now seems to have been "hijacked" by some lawyer who is out "to protect" the remaining families interest is complete BS.