Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If he would have held his revolver(s)/pistols(s) in this one, it would have been perfect. Maybe, and it's sad to say, Jim is not a keeper in this series, despite his story, that for once -and I'm on dangerous grounds here, I know- gave an understandable reason why somebody thinks he needs a firearm at his home. (also know that I appreciate the different reasons explained by each different person in your series, even if I rarely agree with them: it makes it a very powerful and interesting project) Philippe (apologies for my complicated sentence structure mood :-) Op 8-jun-06, om 22:30 heeft Kyle Cassidy het volgende geschreven: >> From: Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> >> >> I question that just arises: how do you work for this series? Do you > ask >> your subjects to show their arms the way they personally want to and > where >> they want to, or do you give them any steering/suggestions? >> >> Thanks for showing, >> >> Philippe >> >> http://www.availabledark.com/~ratty/armedamerica/jim/jim3.jpg > > Hi philippe -- it's a little of both. Sometimes I get there to hear > "this is the only room we can photograph in, because it's the one I > cleaned", other times I get "look around, tell me what you want to do" > -- in most places I try and do at least two different setups. > Sometimes, > such as the hunter with the moose head, everything is pretty much > dictated already by the room -- there was largely only one angle I > could > use to get what I wanted and exclude sofas and chairs and the like. > Usually I'm the one suggesting the poses to accommodate the room. > > I also did one like this: > > > http://www.availabledark.com/~ratty/armedamerica/jim/1.jpg > > But jim pretty much set himself up, the dog jumped in his lap -- that > was about it. > > Kyle > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >