Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 5/1/01 4:23 pm, Douglas Cooper at douglas@metaversalstudios.com wrote: > > I like these pictures *a lot*. If Weegee had shot in London with color > film, it might have looked something like this. In fact, I think you've > managed to produce a signature style that's considerably more interesting > than what I have to date. Thanks. This is an 'old' technique for me, one I originally used more than ten years ago and then gave up in favour of natural light. However, going back to it felt good and interesting. > > When you say "open flash," do you mean bulbs, or simply a flash aimed > directly? I mean flash + longish exposure for ambient light. > > (And how do these people react to having a flash explode in their faces?) they don't, much. One or two people asked me why I was taking pictures. Really no more reaction than shooting without flash. Possibly less. - -- Johnny Deadman http://www.pinkheadedbug.com