Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]First time I see school portraits that are non sterile and really capture the children's personalities. Congratulations! > From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 00:05:13 -0400 > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Don's PAW More portraits, non Leica content > > Every year I shoot head shots of the rising ninth grade class so that > the headmaster and staff will know by name all of their new students by > the second day of class. This year I also shot the rising sixth grade > class for the same reason. > > Lighting is as simple as possible, almost always simple window light > with no fill. Turn the subject a little into the light and you have a > wonderful look. Take the subjects in less than ten seconds each and you > get the true person. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album44/sixthgradeboy > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album44/sixthgradeexcitement > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album44/sixthgradewinsomeboy > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album44/sixthgradshootergal > > All shots wide open with a discontinued Zeiss 85mm at 2.8. > > Comments always welcome. > > Don > dorysrus@mndspring.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >