Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei Shinozuka wrote & showed: >>> here are a few images of the family decorating the tree before > Christmas. http://www.shinozuka-family.com/20011224/<<<<<< Hi Rei, Your usual solid family moments well executed photographically, rather than the many grab any old thing we see posted. It appears you take the time to do it right or not all, but in these and I've noticed in many others, you have the "timing moment to shoot right on the mark." Lesson from Rei's shooting: This is an excellent lesson on shooting kids, why? The children are "DOING SOMETHING!" Their attention is away from "here he comes with that camera again" look. Sure any number of kids we are shown are cutesy, so what! But what you have here is complete attention of the child "doing something" and I emphasize..... "DOING SOMETHING" and not showing any interest to the camera. Their hands, their eyes, their complete mental attention is concentration on what they're doing. And not what papa san is doing with his camera! These are an excellent illustration in the joy of using Leica glass in available light, which many think overhead or window light. But what do we have here? Christmas tree lighting! Considering the level of illumination from these little bulbs the photographs "show no fear the photographer with the Noctilux is here!" :-) Or for those of you who do not have the Nocti, any Leica lens. (that's covering my butt before the flames come across the screen!) ;-) This has been a bit long, but when one comes across the screen that has solid learning information it's worth making every use of it. Here's another solid point. Rei is focused right on the eyes and the eye nearest to the camera, which again strengthens the concentration. Hey gang look at these carefully as he's working pretty damn close to the children and the focus is right on the mark! It doesn't take anymore effort to do it right, than doing it so-so. The real secret is.......... the children are doing something and it isn't a "daddy wants to take some pictures look like you are doing something." Give them something real to do that absolutely captures their total attention and you'll get away from those cutesy shots of kid looking right at camera. So endth the lesson for today. ;-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - ----- Original Message ----- From: "" <shino@ubspw.com> To: "Leica Users Group (LUG)" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:13 AM Subject: [Leica] christmas tree noctilux images > i am slowly and non-chronologically working through a backlog of > negatives. > > > m6085 classic, noctilux, delta 3200, xtol(1+3) > > -rei > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html