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favorite early baseball photographer
Aside from Carl Horner who did mostly studio portraits, who is your favorite early (20th century) baseball photographer?
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Love Bain. He did great non-sport photography as well. Below is an old column I wrote that gives some examples of his talent and scope.
Looking at the Photos of George Grantham Bain |
Van Oeyen or Conlon for me
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I have to go with George Burke, with half credit to his assistant George Brace.
Doug |
Burke is a good choice too, I forgot about him.
Voted for Bain too David, his work has a "haunting" look to it that I love. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...99118ccba3.jpg http://www.tabletmag.com/wp-content/...2714_820px.jpg |
I voted for Paul Thompson, but like Bain a lot as well. He was the best at capturing interesting backgrounds and unique stadium scenes.
But those early Thompson photos of the Babe are probably my all-time favorites. |
All masters of the lens, Van Oeyen's work always stood out for me. I especially love the Van Oeyen Lajoie portrait postcard.... the clarity, shadowing, details of his high collar jersey and his overall countenance... It's a stunning image.
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Yes!
Thanks for posting Jeff! |
Did someone say Bain??
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:D
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I like variety, so, while I have my favorite, it's nice to see the different styles. I like Bain's movie still or candid shots-- and as noted, they have a distinct Gothic style--, but Burke's formal poses are great too.
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Charles M. Conlon for me 100%
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Past poll
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My vote is Sir Charles. He rarely missed.. most likely because he was the actual photographer. :) Burke was consistent too. Conlon, however, is KING.
At one point I loved bain the most.. but mostly because of the "look" of paper and editorisl marks ect. There are some masterpieces but many not so great ones.. imo..�� The greats are off the charts though. Below was the first thread of its kind 5 years ago. It is weird reading my own comments and seeing how my taste and collection has changed since. Either way.. the great /top tier photos of everyone listed are bomb. http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...e+photographer |
That's funny, never saw that thread and in my poll I listed the same photographers in the same order!
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I voted other
The first Burke--Francis Burke. Some notables off hand:
http://photos.imageevent.com/imoverh.../Alexander.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/imoverh...bsize/Cobb.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/imoverh...ze/Johnson.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/imoverh...size/Matty.jpg |
a few more
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me too
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I go Conlon first, then George Burke. Both were truly talented photographers who happened to train their lenses on baseball players. I also appreciate the volume of quality material that each produced, especially Burke, making their work now more approachable from a collector's standpoint. The primo shots and key players still command high prices, but any collector can pick up an 80+ year old photo of an average player and enjoy the same quality photography they employed for Hall of Fame subjects.
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