Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/27
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Nathan,
My apologies for taking so long to look at your PAW; my family and I
have been in and out of town for several weeks, and now I am finally
getting time to look. I agree with your sentiments below; we are
ultimately responsible for the content of our pictures, but others'
opinions help us see our work in new ways. With that said, I agree with
the others; the social aspect of the alternate shot brings out this
gentleman's spirit, and that's what you are trying to capture in this
portrait. It reminds me of watching my dad with his brothers; they are
Cajun, and they become much more animated speaking in French than they do
when speaking English. It's a nice shot.
Regards,
Michael Gerard
geeman1066@earthlink.net
Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Dave,
>
> As a general rule, you are right that one should take the pictures that
> satisfy the photographer, not to satisfy others (I am of course
> excepting pros who must satisfy the client). But I do not live in a
> vacuum and so I enjoy posting the pictures and getting feedback. In this
> particular case I was very unsure which of these two pictures was the
> better one--I chose the main because I wanted to isolate the subject,
> but in retrospect I realized that the person in the background adds to
> the picture and the main subject's expression is much more interesting
> in the alternate. Part of my purpose of posting PAWs is to get this type
> of comments and improve my photography.
>
> Nathan
>
> Dave Richards wrote:
> > Nathan,
> >
> > IMHO, it all depends on who you take pictures for. Speaking only for
> > myself, I take pictures for me. I keep the ones I like and toss the
> > rest, regardless of what anyone else thinks. Contrarian that I am, I
> > don't give a rat's backside whether I please anyone else or not. I
> > frequently see pics here and other places I don't like but I respect
> > the photographer's choice and right to post whatever he or she damned
> > well likes.
> >
> > Dave Richards (who has never posted a pic here and probably won't)
> > Centennial, Colorado
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Thanks Mark. I have received 7-8 comments on this PAW, and they all
> >> said exactly the same thing. It is pretty clear that I made an
> >> error of judgement when choosing the main vs. the alternate.
> >>
> >> Kind regards, Nathan
> >>
> >> Mark Pope wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Nathan,
> >>>
> >>> the alternate image is better in my view. It's more animated and
> >>> I think it brings out the subject's personality.
> >>>
> >>> regards
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Mark
> >>
> >>
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