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Subject: Re: [Leica] Photos of speakers
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:07:23 -0800
References: <B85362B0.2B26%abridge@mac.com>

Adam Bridge wrote:

>>> Since Kyle posted the two photos I pondered the difficulty of getting
> reasonable photos of people speaking. I've been doing more of this lately
> and I seem incredibly talented at getting transient expressions which run
> from ludicrous to slanderous. Seldom do I get one that reflects the person
> who is talking.
>
> So what's the secret. Just lots of photos and then sort out for the good
> one? I'll have to buy a motor-M I guess.<<<<<<<

Hi Adam,

It's a piece of cake actually and as simple as listening to the cadence of
the speaker's voice and for the moment when they something significant, lift
their head and look out over the crowd / audience.
That's shoot time!

If you want dumb ass images of screwed up mouths, closed eyes or one, just
bang away with reckless abandon and that's what you'll get, a bunch of as
you explained,  >>I seem incredibly talented at getting transient
expressions which run from ludicrous to slanderous. <<<<

However, if you listen to the cadence and when they say some heart warming
phrase, where they pause a moment, look out over the unwashed for their
reaction to what was said, the face takes on all the expression you'll ever
need.

Every politician does this all the time while making a speech, padre's
giving a sermon and all those CEO's and the likes of Corporate presidents,
to the ladies of the darknight league. The pause will be there and the look
out over the audience happens as it goes with giving a speech

The more you listen and watch, the easier it becomes. And trust me, from
experience it works, as I've shot thousands of frames of just what we've
been talking about. Obviously not all perfect but with a damn good positive
hit record of some that were blown to 10 feet X 6 feet. :-) Yep hand held
and using a 280mm 2.8. Piece of cake! ;-)

I trust this helps.
ted















Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
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Subject: [Leica] Photos of speakers


>
> I'd love some clues if anyone would care to share.
>
> Thank you
>
> Adam Bridge
>
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