Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman wrote & showed: >>> I have been going to London a lot this year on business, so last week I > decided to take my family and my Leicas there for a brief 3-day holiday. > The weather was great and the city was wonderful as always. I have seven > pictures this week, partly because I am a lousy editor and partly > because I really want to present the aspects of London that I enjoy. > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_13.jpg > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_13alt1.jpg > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_13alt2.jpg > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_13alt3.jpg > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_13alt4.jpg > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_13alt5.jpg > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_13alt6.jpg Well done Nathan, Nothing like a quick two shilling tour of London . ;-) Editing: >>partly because I am a lousy editor <<<<< Editing our work is the most difficult, because we our emotions and physical involvement often cloud our choice of picture, rather than KISS....."look at it photographically - is this one of my 10 best ever pictures? If not, out!" Add in a touch of, "any doubt it's out!" And the editing becomes methodical, cold and often damn right misery! ;-) We can create more reasons for the picture being used than there are in a box of corn flakes, flakes. There are the, "oh but gee whiz they wont notice... I love it, I know there's a little tilt, I broke my ankle getting this, it's in!" :-) And the "to leave it in" reasons go on forever. But in reality, we must always edit by cold hearted ruthless "if in doubt out!" Otherwise we place our ability as a photographer in jeopardy by showing a less than super shot each time we use a photograph. Realizing you wished a tour series, I'd have said right off this is what it is with captions Then we'd have looked at it as a photo essay using frame 6 as the lead photo and building the others around it as a magazine layout. Pats and whacks! ;-) 1/ The arm at first was a distraction, however on second look, it adds to the crowded effect adding to the depth effect. Slight whack. 2/ I like this better because it's open and allows the viewer to see into the car and more of the readers and riders and variations of people. slight pat. 3/ A moment's wait, and catch the clerk looking eye ball to eye ball with the customer then you'd have captured a communication factor with eyes open. Nit picking. However, that's what makes it work better. Even a slight move to your left going over the head of the boy allowing a slight move of the clerk off centre possibly seeing his hands when handing over tickets or money. Open another "communication action moment." If you look at this photo as, "Light - Eyes - Action" Then you understand what I mean and how those little things make a difference. slight whack. 4/ Scalper: It works because it all balances right across the frame. Pat! ;-) 5/ book store. It works and I'd not do much differently. It's great shooting people when their minds are in action and involved doing something making them completely unaware of the rest of the world. Pat. ;-) 6/ Sorry this doesn't do anything, as it looks like a quick over the balcony shot. However! A bonus point if you shot because the singer turned her head and you reacted to that action! If you didn't, and it just happened to be that angle when you shot. Then a whack for that not being the reason of the exposure. If you come back and tell me the turn of her head was the triggering factor, then it's a Pat on the back, but just a small one. 7/ This is a big pat. Good angle and light use to enhance the body lines. Thanks for the tour. :-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html