Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There's a lot more to HCB than geometric framing Jeffery. ;-) Among other things, his photos are filled with repeating shapes. On 4/11/06 8:15 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > Perhaps because I've discovered the secret of his framing? ;-) > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. > Colen > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:02 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB > -golden mean > > > Fascinating to see, Jeffery, but why do I think that HCB is sitting his > his > studio in the sky, enjoying a snifter of heavenly cognac, laughing his ass > off? > > > On 4/11/06 7:54 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > >> Bob, >> >> In looking at many of HCB's photos in the documentary, I detected that >> HCB seemed to be looking for angles (one part of the documentary had >> HCB talking constantly of "geometry"). The placement of subjects >> seemed to be invariably on one side of an angle as I have collected >> here: >> >> http://www.400tx.com/HCB.html >> >> Even if these images aren't compellingly "golden mean" (I couldn't >> find little thumbnails of all of the examples they showed in the >> film), HCB almost never places his subjects in the center of the >> frame, and when he doesn't have an obvious diagonal, he often has a >> rule of thirds composition. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> bob palmieri >> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:49 PM >> To: lug@leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and >> HCB >> >> >> Jeffrey & Tina - >> >> I know from the Golden Section, but I don't really understand how to >> use it in an organic way in snapping. Can you show me how it applies >> to, perhaps, some of HCB's pictures? >> >> Bob Palmieri >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information