Beyond the Photos with Neal Slavin
Photographer Neal Slavin discusses his group portraits and his career as a whole
- By Smithsonian.com
- Smithsonian.com, January 02, 2009
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Comments (4)
Hi Bill, You seem to take much bride in the photo you mentioned here about the Buddhist Women's Association. I must admit it takes a lot of creative juice and devotion to the art to put that much effort in stitching that panoramic gem... I look forward to receiving a copy at your most convenient time. Thank you!
Posted by bamboo martinez on January 30,2009 | 03:34 AM
I would be most happy to have a copy of the Bhuddist Women Association. Stitching together 16 photos takes a bit of doing!
Posted by Chuck Borneman on January 25,2009 | 06:41 PM
admire your work. looking forward to getting this copy. thanx very much. bev jackson, washington, dc
Posted by beverly jackson on January 25,2009 | 10:05 AM
As a professional photographer, it has been my occasional pleasure to make pictures of groups, churches, schools, etc. Seeing Neal Slavin's fine work and his expansion of its category to "group portraits" is wonderful. My last effort in this was the Buddhist Women's Association in a standard pose but set at the base of the massive bodhi tree in Kea`au, Hawai`i, behind their temple. This tree was brought from India many years ago and is a scion of the tree that is at the site of the historic Buddha's enlightenment. It was done with sixteen separate photos put together seamlessly with Photoshop and displayed whole with the women at its base. With your e-mail address, I could send you a small copy of this 44" x 27" "portrait."
Posted by Bill Eger on January 24,2009 | 01:04 PM