Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay, one other tidbit is that HCB also preferred using the entire 24x36 frame even thought it is an "off" size compared to most other frames. He didn't want the images cropped (and has the black edge of the film showing in some of his books of prints). The 2x3 ratio fits the golden mean format better than 4x5, etc. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt Johnson Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:21 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB -goldenmean Show me! >:o Jeffery Smith wrote: >Perhaps because I've discovered the secret of his framing? ;-) > >Jeffery Smith >New Orleans, LA >http://www.400tx.com > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. >D. Colen >Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:02 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB >-golden mean > > >Fascinating to see, Jeffery, but why do I think that HCB is sitting >his his studio in the sky, enjoying a snifter of heavenly cognac, >laughing his ass off? > > >On 4/11/06 7:54 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > > > >>Bob, >> >>In looking at many of HCB's photos in the documentary, I detected that >>HCB seemed to be looking for angles (one part of the documentary had >>HCB talking constantly of "geometry"). The placement of subjects >>seemed to be invariably on one side of an angle as I have collected >>here: >> >>http://www.400tx.com/HCB.html >> >>Even if these images aren't compellingly "golden mean" (I couldn't >>find little thumbnails of all of the examples they showed in the >>film), HCB almost never places his subjects in the center of the >>frame, and when he doesn't have an obvious diagonal, he often has a >>rule of thirds composition. >> >>Jeffery Smith >>New Orleans, LA >>http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>bob palmieri >>Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:49 PM >>To: lug@leica-users.org >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and >>HCB >> >> >>Jeffrey & Tina - >> >>I know from the Golden Section, but I don't really understand how to >>use it in an organic way in snapping. Can you show me how it applies >>to, perhaps, some of HCB's pictures? >> >>Bob Palmieri >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information