Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, You have some nice photos there. No.s 6, 10 and 15 are good still life shots and provide supporting details of the story. No. 8 is especially strong as an image and an idea - the artists are not seen but their presence and activity is felt. What I think is missing, if I were an editor laying out a page, is a clear shot of the artists themselves and the work they are making. No. 14 doesn't serve that purpose well enough. No.s 17, 19a and 27 are very good shots, but they are details of something which I haven't seen whole and can't figure out. You need something like an establishing shot in a movie, from which you can then focus in closer. If one of the guys was in 2 or 3, selecting a piece in 4 or working on the anvil, they all would be better. I'm sure your prints look much richer. Mine usually do, too. Making some images work on the screen is a whole skill in itself, and some pictures just don't function well when a bunch of grays get squashed together. In this regard, color translates better than B&W. The white page backgrounds don't help; can you change them to gray or black? On the other hand, since it tends to reduce images to their basic qualities, seeing a group of photos on the screen is good way to select the pics that have strong, clear design and informative content from the shots that might appeal to you for other reasons - qualities that you are proud of but that are lost on other viewers. That's a lesson I keep trying to learn. Hope this helps. You have definitely made a few fine photos and the start of a good essay. Carl - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html