The Nigella Lawson Picture!

RedRobin said:
....Yes, I do. It's because I do (some friends and not people I have only met once or twice) which led me to post what I did - I can see and appreciate another point of view.

I also know, as I'm sure that you also do, that human beings are fairly complex and although, as you say, public and private persona can be very different and even appear to be opposite, it still doesn't justify the behaviour of SOME of the paparazzi - IN MY OPINION.

However, I concede your point about how the Saatchi grappling Nigella's throat photo has been important. You just need to realise that my response in Reply #36 was in direct response to Reply #34 - That's why I quoted it.
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Actually you've been fairly sanctimonious from the beginning:

RedRobin said:
Fortunately, not everyone who takes photographs wants to impose on the privacy of others uninvited, be they 'celebrity' or not, and then make money out of it. Shame on those who do.
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Cagey75 said:
There's nothing to like about that image, in any way, let alone artistically ... as, well, there's no skill involved unless peeping tom counts as a skill?

I'd rather never be dissociated with such an image, than get a small payout for it.
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I'm not sure many important news pictures are 'artistic'. I don't think pictures of the Vietnam war had anything to 'like' about them for example. You could say there's no skill involved in those either.

But you know. It's only news.
 
DemiLion said:
Actually you've been fairly sanctimonious from the beginning:
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....Is that meant to be a personal criticism?

Our opinions merely differ in some respects (and actually not in other respects) :)
 
CharlotteM said:
I'm not sure many important news pictures are 'artistic'. I don't think pictures of the Vietnam war had anything to 'like' about them for example. You could say there's no skill involved in those either.

But you know. It's only news.
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Their is a big difference between spot news, things that are happening on the go, you can't always get the shot you want for various reasons, but sometimes you get lucky, other times you make your luck, it always had been about getting the shot :)
 
simonblue said:
Their is a big difference between spot news, things that are happening on the go, you can't always get the shot you want for various reasons, but sometimes you get lucky, other times you make your luck, it always had been about getting the shot :)
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I'd say getting 'the shot' of an international art dealer with his hand around his celebrity chef wife's throat is a spot news picture that was happening 'on the go'.
 
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