Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, in my captions I sometimes do say why I chose to post a particular photo, especially in cases where the photo has some technical deficiency but I still post it because I find it interesting despite that deficiency. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Dec 18, 2009, at 1:37 AM, leo wesson wrote: > i think if you ask for a response with a particular aspect of an > image, ie: tilted horizon or straight or is the composition off > balance, you will get a specific response which may lead to more > discussion. > It helps if you provide, maybe, a comment like, i was trying to show > the cats in the harbor you give the potential commenter some > direction. > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > > > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:22 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> > wrote: >> Thinking about the recent thread(s) on photo comments and critiques: >> >> For me, >> While comments such as: "?great, ?like it, ?number 4 is the best one, >> ?doesn't do anything for me, ?WOW! ?looks like you missed the focus ?etc." >> do provide a certain amount of motivation and encouragement (or sometimes >> discouragement), >> they don't really qualify as "very useful critiques." >> >> They simply express rather quick first impressions; >> which I do value; >> because that may be all the time and consideration our photographs receive >> from most viewers. >> >> A detailed analysis (critique) of any given photograph (or body of >> photographs) would need to consider and discuss: >> >> 1) The genre >> a) commercial >> 1 - portrait >> 2 - event >> 3 - advertising >> b) news >> c) editorial / documentary >> d) fine art >> e) casual / family >> f) others >> >> 2) The conceptual context >> a) what's the point? >> b) what do you wish to communicate? >> >> 3) The aesthetics >> a) composition >> b) design elements >> c) the moment >> d) the light >> e) feelings >> >> 4) The technicalities >> a) exposure >> b) focus >> c) depth of field (or lack there-of) >> d) color and/or tonality >> e) noise / grain >> f) etc. >> >> 5) How do the above three work (or not) together? >> >> 6) The historical context >> a) place in history >> b) place in art (or media) >> c) from the traditional >> d) to the cutting edge >> >> It may be helpful, if we want more than a cursory first impression >> comment, >> to include information as to the intention and purpose for photographing >> and >> posting the photograph, >> along with a clear request for advice regarding one or more of the above. >> Some already do this - as in Lawrence's "IMG: Maggie at the helm - >> opinions >> wanted." >> >> That of course is much different than what most of us tend to do here; >> which amounts to simply sharing photographs (and sometimes stories) of >> where we've been, what we've done, who we've seen, what we tend to look >> at, >> gear demonstrations, etc.; >> along with the occasional sharing of "actual client and/or published >> work." >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >