Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely - A framing exercise: Grab a model - any size or shape will do. Plunk said model down somewhere. Said model must now stay in that place during the rest of the exercise - i.e., if standing somewhere to start with, may turn, sit, lean right, lean left, lean back - but must essentially STAY in the same place. Load a 36 exposure roll of film in camera; pick a single focal-length lens. Pick a spot from which to shoot. Shoot the entire roll without moving from that spot. You may sit, crouch, stand, lean left or right, forward or back, stretch out...but your feet may not get any closer to, or further from, your subject. The idea of the exercise is to learn to "work" a situation...consider how to frame it as many ways as you can, in spite of the constraint of not being able to change lenses, or move in relation to your subject. Good luck - it's a LOT tougher than it sounds. :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Martin Howard Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 3:03 PM To: Leica Users Group LUG Subject: [Leica] Learning to see I'd like to put together a number of exercises to help the learning photographer (is there any other kind?) to develop their skills. Not necessarily the traditional kind of exercises. I'm doing this partly as an exercise in photography, partly as an exercise in Internet-based presentations. Do you know of any exercises that help develop a photographers eye? They would need to be relatively focussed ideas: "shoot pictures and compare to others" doesn't quite cut the mustard. M. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html