Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, Now I know PART of your secret of cat photography. I have been photographing our cats for 45 years, but could not approach the quality of some of your last 3, for example. That one of Pooks is going on my computer desktop with attribution to you. With your permission, of course. Jerry Sonny Carter wrote: > For my money, the most moving shots of kids, animals, and well, just people > in general are when they look directly to the lens. I found a trick with > cats. You use an autofocus lens, and before you aim at the animal, you > turn > the focus way away. When the cat hears the lens focusing, they look > directly in the lens. > > http://www.sonc.com/pooks_40.htm > > http://www.sonc.com/new_baby.htm > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote: > > >> At 05:35 PM 7/15/2008, you wrote: >> >> >>> I dislike most photos where the person is looking at the photographer, >>> into >>> the lens. To do so violates the theory of 4th wall removal which governs >>> theatre. >>> >>> Emanuel >>> >>> > > >