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Subject: [Leica] Re: leica portraits
From: firkin at balhpl01.ncable.net.au (firkin)
Date: Tue Feb 22 19:14:11 2005
References: <7629EB4795F39146A4D2ECC655CD68EA03374130@asc02.asc.upenn.edu>

I often know what "I want" to put in the light, but they usually say no ;-) 

Kyle Cassidy writes: 

>>From: Luis Miguel Casta?eda <lmc@interlink.es>
> 
>>>On 21 de feb de 2005, at 21:49, Kyle Cassidy wrote: 
>>>
>>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/ball4.jpg 
>>>
>>> As always, thoughts, threats and posturing welcome.
> 
>>when I see studio portraits that resembles half candid - half prepared 
>>shots in harmony I'd badly love to make things like that in that way. 
>>Then I remember that I really dont know what I want for a model except 
>>the naturality and real things... I think it's easier for me to shoot 
>>out there because I haven't to worry about the background, lightning, 
>>asking the model for doing this or that, just pick my luck and bid for 
>>it...
> 
>>Really Im jealous of these habilities. Keep on going, even if the 
>>batteries are drained.
> 
> For me, it's totally the opposite I look at a scene and think "wow, this
> would be better if it were being dive bombed by UFO's." either the world's
> just not weird enough for me, or I'm too lazy to find the good stuff.  
> 
> Once you figure out where to put the light, the hard part starts, because
> you have to figure out what to put in front of it.  
> 
> Thanks for your kind words, 
> 
> kc
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