[Leica] IMG: vise, clouds and tying

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson)]

George I hadn't considered the second shoe lace as a valid element, only
that it drew my eye. I follow your point on the tonal balance. There I only
considered a means of reducing the prominence of the shoelace and the beer
on the bench. Also that there is a tonal gradation progressively darker from
right to left.
Keep in mind always that I am completely unschooled. But I always tune into
the George photography discovery channel (and quite a few other channels in
the LUG package) to continue my learning! On what is acceptable as a change
to the image, that is quite another issue, I think. I follow the AA doctrine
there. Compose and expose as perfectly as you can but don't be afraid to
improve what you got in your darkroom if it gets you closer to what you
visualised.

Cheers
Geoff
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http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Lottermoser George
Sent: Friday, 29 August 2008 09:42
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: vise, clouds and tying

Felt the same about the shoe lace.
Then thought - hey - this is about shoe laces. ;~)
Also, I'm not fond of PS work on documents (perhaps to a fault).
burning down - h-m-m - don't think so - the light tones here work in  
the "tonal balance."
When I consider "asymmetrical balance" (which I do probably do too  
much - I drilled it into my students) I generally consider it in  
terms of:
        tonal (and or color) balance
        shape balance
        focus balance
        line balance
When they all work together - generally the image will appear  
visually powerful (even if the subject itself lacks intrinsic power).  
"I believe that photography loves banal objects, and I love the life  
of objects." - Joseph Sudek

Fond regards,
George

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On Aug 28, 2008, at 6:04 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> Delightful subtle skin lighting in the third (and a gorgeous little
> sweetie!). I note your disciplined framing (a lesson for me there) and
> meticulous composition again for the shapes. The mirrored adult  
> profiles in
> the background are cool, as is the detail of the teddy behind. The  
> foot with
> shoelace at left distracts a little for me and the drink above. I  
> might try
> burning down and softening left lighter area down to the teddy and  
> removing
> the lace. Any thoughts on any of that?



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