Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phong, Thank you for taking the time to look at and to give me a critique of my pictures. Your points are well taken. I particularly agree about the angle and the background. I did crop them. I posted the uncroped version of one just for purposes of comparison. I am not a good photo editor, and I have particular trouble in editing my own stuff. One of my hopes is that as I post some pictures I will gain some confidence and skill in this area. You and Ted have given me an idea. The next time I take pictures of someone I am going to get a chair and work sitting down. This will force me to be at a lower angle. Two high an angle is a consistent flaw in many of my people pictures. Again, thanks. Barney On Sunday, December 7, 2003, at 10:34 AM, Phong wrote: > Hi Barney, > > These portraits are pleasing enough, though I offer > that the background is a bit cluttered, especially on > the last 2 photos. You need to find an angle so that > the background work with the subject; otherwise, make > the background less intrusive, by blurring it with a > wide aperture, or find a angle with a plainer background. > > Given the situation, myself, I would work harder to include > the background, as it is part of the subject itself. Given > that the backgound is very geometric, I would pay particular > attention to where the different lines are. > > In the 2nd photo, the angle is too high, so does not include > more of the photos on the wall. I'd like to see more of them, > or much less of them (just a hint of their presence), or none > at all. > > In the 3rd photo, the angle is lower, and works better for > the photos on the wall; it would be better if Matt's head > was placed against the plain part of the wall. > > Anyway, just my opinion. Thanks for posting, as I like looking > at photos in a photo forum. > > - Phong > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Barney >> Quinn >> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 9:35 AM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: [Leica] PAW? - Three Informal Portraits >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I got a digital camera last October. Since then I have taken almost >> three thousand pictures with it. ( It has, clearly, paid for itself! ) >> I think I probably have enough images now to be able to post on once >> in >> a while! >> >> I started playing the cello five years ago at the age of 55. Every >> Saturday morning at 9:30 I go to my teacher's house for a lesson. We >> had out first snow of the winter. I took my camera with me and shot >> what I saw along the way. Later in the day I went down to the boat >> yard >> to check my boat. I took my camera along, too. I would like, in due >> course, to post these image. >> >> But, first. I though that you should meet Matt. He is a brilliant >> young >> musician, and a gifted teacher. ( Teaching me to play the cello is a >> taks not without its challenges! ) He has his Master's from Peabody. >> He >> has become a good friend over the years, and I think that he is one of >> the world's great people. He is patient beyond anyone cold ask for. >> When I totally ruined my right shoulder and couldn't bow he just said, >> "OK, We'll just work on Pizzacatto until you are better!" >> >> Here's the URL. I would welcome any comments on these snapshots or on >> the ones I posted at Thanskgiving. >> >> www.leica-gallery.net/barney/folder-5907.html >> >> Barney >> >> -- >> 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html