Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, You are simply unbelievable. Bigger than life. In a good way. Julian At 11:55 PM 7/13/2006, you wrote: >OK crew let's see what happens with this one? > > > >Photographer suggestions 1. > >================ > > > >1/ While you consider the best angle to photograph a person, it is >preferable to continue > >shooting even though a number of frames are rejects. If you hesitate, you > >may make your subject uneasy, thinking you do not know what you are doing. > > > >2/ Good photojournalists master the art of portrait lighting, allowing > >them to use available light to their advantage. It sharpens their > >appreciation for the changing mood of light. > > > >3/ The best way to make an informal portrait, is to allow your subject to > >go about their business, finding your pictures during the activity. > > > >4/ Do not direct your subject with "look this way, hold it or point there" > >and finally "look in the camera and smile." This type of direction makes > >your subject stop living and start posing. > > > >5/ SLR cameras when used in low light, are usually difficult to focus. To > >improve accuracy, turn the focusing ring to its closest focus point. > >Then bring your subject into sharp focus in the viewfinder. Using this > >method the eye recognises the sharpest image quicker than focusing from > >the infinity point. > > > >6/ Events where news photographers hang together as flys at a feeding, > >take a few obvious frames; break away and using a long lens reach back to > >the subject for a totally different photograph. > > > >7/ When shooting sunrise or sunset, most people look in the direction of > >the sun. The sunlight doesn't stop where you stand, turn around and >see what it > >is shining on. Maybe a marvellous photograph is beautifully lit. > > > >8/ Light is just as important as the subject, in many cases the light is > >the subject. If you do not understand the magic of light, you will produce > >uninspiring photographs. > > > >9/ The on location portrait can often produce a superior likeness to one > >taken under studio lights. People are more at ease in their own > >surroundings. > > > >10/ Shoot field sports from a kneeling or sitting position. A lower angle > >increases the impact of the photograph, athletes appear bigger and > >background clutter is eliminated > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information