Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]adam asked: >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. since basically this is what i do at work i can offer the following suggestions: 1) use you 85 f2 or 75 1.4 and get up close. 2) shoot as much film as it is important to get a good shot of the speaker 3) wait for pauses -- if the speaker is moving his/her hand up, wait until the hand reaches it's apex and there's a brief pause before it comes down. 4) often the folks your shooting for will want their logo in the shot. be conscious of that. 5) use a monopod if you need to and crop vertically 6) if you can, make sure there's enough lighting on the speaker. this may involve adding a clamp lamp of your own or such. all my advice. kc - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html