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 have a hunch the bride would disagree that she's THE most important person in a wedding....most of the brides I've shot feel pretty strongly that their groom is at least as important. Can't have a wedding if only the bride shows up! :o) Lea - ----- Original Message ----- From: "JCB" <jcb@visualimpressions.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:28 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Re: Not a PAW... > At 08:18 AM 12/30/2003 -0800, you wrote: > > >Hi Eric, > >Sorry to disagree with you, but I think it's an "almost perfect swishy pan" > >as I call this type of picture illustrating motion which I try when shooting > >some sports to capture the action. > > > In a wedding, the MOST IMPORTANT person, place, or thing, IS THE BRIDE. > > I believe that ALL photographs in which the bride is dominant, the bride's > head must be the "focus" of attention. Swishiness is good for the > background, groom, brides dress, etc, but the pan should have the brides > upper torso and head, or just her head, be the most in focus part of the > big swish. > > If you miss this, then the shot is just a happysnap. > > The photo in question has the brides left hand, purse, midriff, and > mid-trailing head dress in focus. This is the wrong stuff. Therefore, this > is at best, a happysnap. > > JB > > -- > 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