Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought about this image a bit more after I sent off the last message. I think this discussion is an interesting illustration of the difference between documentary photography (which is what you are doing here) and purely artistic photography for which the image is a stand alone without any context of the event or background information required. (This make sense? Am I being clear?). I can see that your clients who you wish to please would prefer the version you showed, but as a gallery print the strong compositional crop might be better. It would be enigmatic and more interesting visually (to my eye anyway). Regardless.... nice set of shots. cheers Jack McLain Tucson, AZ http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 7:48 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Not a PAW... > Thanks, Jack - It does indeed...As to the shoes...I thought about the > crop you suggest...in fact I have another image with all the feet lined > up...But I wanted the one set of feet out of line...in part it is one of > those 'you have to know the background' shots, which I normally curse > about...the out-of-sync shoes belong to the apx 12-year-old (charming) > nephew of the bride, who was one of the groomsmen - the rest are all the > grooms adult former college roommates...so the kid was 'one of the > guys,' but as the photo will show those for whom it is intended, he > wasn't. > > Best > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jack > McLain > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 9:19 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Not a PAW... > > > I agree... the shoe shot is far and away my favorite. I normally do not > like to crop (rather do it with the camera) but I think this shot might > benefit by removing the far left figure. I think this might make this a > tighter, more graphic image. The line of disembodied feet in a diagonal > partitioning of the frame might be nice. > > My second favorite is the wedding photog shooting the bride and the > father (I assume father). It illustrates the humorless, artificial > business of weddings. > > Nice work > cheers > > Jack McLain > Tucson, AZ > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 6:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Not a PAW... > > > > B. D. Colen showed: > > > But new images... > > > From a shoot of the 24 hours before a wedding through the > > > ceremony....I still have many more images to work on, but here's a > > > group of initial picks... > > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/folder-6029.html<<< > > > > B.D., > > Some damn fine photography! My favourite? The shoes of the men > > attendees! Just a first class photograph, but more important is to > > have seen it in > the > > first place!!! Most people including pro wedding shooters wouldn't see > > > it and if they did would pass it by because they don't have a > > motivational > eyes > > and weddings are all about brides!! > > > > I mean at a wedding who looks at the feet of the guys? It's always the > > > beauty of the bride everyone has the hots for to do pictures and what > > do > you > > do? See the shiny shoes!!! A beauty! FOM 2 material for sure! You may > > > not hear worth a damn but you "shur got sharp photo eyes!" ;-) > > > > ted > > > > > > -- > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html