Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Jumpers for goalposts
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:31:08 -0700
References: <B091F22120504B47B062C7C0D9E6FED91F78A9@EMS3.umassb.net>

  Johan Doumont>
> http://www.leica-gallery.net/johandoumont/image-29851.html
>
> I'm not sure I like it myself... I would have liked it better if the two
> boys in the foreground hadn't been so close to eachother.
> The reason why I posted the picture is that it was made with a 50 year
> old
> Summarit 50/1.5 on a Leica IIIf and I'm quite pleased with the result.
> I bought the camera and lens earlier this week and they both are in
> absolute
> mint condition, except for the rangefinder, which is a little bit dim.

Hi Johan,
May I suggest you not post a picture nor show pictures to anyone by starting
out saying.... >>> I'm not sure I like it myself...<<<<

WOW man, that's so negative any viewer is already looking at your photograph
with jaundiced eyes that you screwed-up and don't like the picture yourself.

So what are they going to think?... "Well OK Johan doesn't like it and it's
his picture therefore I suppose it's no good!" And they follow your lead at
it being a crappy photograph. Not just this one, but anytime you open with
that line anytime, anywhere!

If you show or post, always go positive thinking and comment. Never ever
start off in a negative form as you set the point .... "you didn't do a
great job!"  And of course as we all know...... "We always do a great job!"
;-) ;-)  Right? ;-)

My first thought when I saw your picture was... "Oh jeeeesh why didn't he
expose for the background highlights?" And if you had, it would've been an
interesting picture.

I shoot a ton of pictures of my grandson playing soccer, baseball,
basketball and whatever other sports he's in as a fun thing to get away from
the work day photography.

But that doesn't mean I approach it with any less professional attitude
because it's my grandson.  I have a deal with him that any pictures sold of
him playing is split half and half . So from a shoot of the Championship
all-star game last year one of the slides sold for $8000.00 US dollars.Yep
that's right!! And his half goes for his future education.

So when you shoot anything, absolutely approach it with a killer instinct
that you're going to kick ass and it's going to be the best photograph
you've ever taken! And if it isn't and it's not bad, for heavens sake don't
start off  with >>> I'm not sure I like it myself...<<<<

Be positive even if you're bending the truth! :-)

ted



















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