Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: Not a PAW...
From: "lea" <lea@whinydogpress.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 16:51:08 -0600
References: <003401c3cee6$306437a0$6501a8c0@CCA4A5EF37E11E> <5.1.1.6.2.20031230141757.044a3210@mail.brick.org>

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


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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
>
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In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Re: Not a PAW...)
Message from JCB <jcb@visualimpressions.com> ([Leica] Re: Re: Not a PAW...)