Thread: Are Composite photos by nature type 3 or 4?
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Old 09-25-2014, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Exhibitman View Post
This 'Type' stuff is a PSA construct and should not really be used unless it is in reference to PSA product. Situations like the ones in this thread show the futility of that construct, frankly. I mean, look at this 1927 composite photo from Dempsey-Tunney II: how would PSA classify it? Plainly a photo of other photos but so what?



As for art made of photos and other media, the ones shown so far are great. I have always loved this piece I picked up several years ago of the [then] two tallest heavyweight champs, Jess Willard and Primo Carnera:
That's got to be one of the best artistic composites I've seen.

Here's another one of my favorites. I'm guessing it was used in one of the guides from the 1930's:
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