Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>One of my colleagues recently underwent a mastectomy and will >commence intensive chemotherapy on Monday. A few days ago she asked >me whether I would be willing to come to her house on Thursday to >photograph her while she still resembles "the person I imagine >myself to be." Of course I agreed to do so, but I confess that I >am anxious about this beyond speech. I am an *amateur* >photographer, nothing more, nothing less, and much as I'd like to >think otherwise, I know that nothing has ever really been at stake >in the images that I make. i'd say the best advice i can think of is window light. you can't go wrong with it. get her relaxed, have her stand or sit by a nice window, use your 50 or 75, maybe some with the 35, use a wide aperture, focus on the eyes. remember the serene moments. and do shoot black and white. kc - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html