Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds great to me! - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:37:50 +1000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: New Casual Model Photography > > Than you everyone for looking and commenting. > Yes Mark the 50 brings a particular perspective for in closer. That was the > plan, baby! Look at that lion's mane of hair and guess why I shot from the > higher angle with my 50. That setup and turn to shoot was mine. However the > 'grunge' shot was not. No flash and no artificial reflectors were the order > of the day. Practising seeing what was there and how to use it. I learnt as > much from watching how other photogs shot and most of all from better > communication with the models. > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 10 April 2012 04:06, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> Normally you'd not use a 50 for a headshot you'd just a short tele if not >> a >> not short tele. But in this case I guess you have guys on your left and >> right competing for space you cant get behind. I'd have used that >> APO-SUMMICRON-M 75mm f/2 ASPH you have. Or a 75. >> >> I got the APO-TELYT-M 135mm f/3.4 for head shots. Though these are head >> and >> shoulder shots. >> >> Some apartments have beautiful light at certain times of the day. >> >> I did a lot of bouncing a 1200 watt second Balcar strobe off the ceiling >> if >> the light was not so good or bright in someone's house I was shooting. >> Which gave me f11 at a fast shudder speed. And no fuses blown. >> >> - - from my iRabs. >> Mark Rabiner >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ >> >> >>> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 17:20:16 +1000 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] IMGs: New Casual Model Photography >>> >>> I recently attended a new workshop run here by Peter Coulson. The brief >> was >>> to shoot only within the apartment with available light. Competing for >>> elbow room and shot direction with the very patient models with other >>> photographers was part of the challenge I met a truly lovely and >>> enthusiastic newer model whose name is Emily. >>> 7 photos in this new gallery >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/em >>> For those interested this is the M9 and the Summilux 50 ASPH, developed >> in >>> LR4 and PS. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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