Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] "Wide" Portraits
From: "Thomas J. Donovan" <75674.3465@compuserve.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 22:49:37 -0500
 
Martin Howard,

>>Some of the most interesting portraits I've seen are<<
>>taken with a 50mm lens....in the "wide" or horizontal<<
>>manner. What makes them interesting is often that<<
>>person is placed close to one of the vertical edges.<<
>>It is particularly effective if they are facing that close<<
                                       >>edge<<

In fact, in John Loengard's "Pictures under discussion",
on page 18, is a picture of Georgia O'Keeffe taken as you
described; although, with a "longer than normal lens".

It's time to "break" a few rules as you say & try some "wide"
portraits ;-)!

Tom D.