[Leica] out of focus objects in the foreground (was: re more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist)

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Thanks, I'll definitely give it a try.  I have a bunch of other rules from
that seminar (large format landscape photography), but I've forgotten what
they are now.  That one just stuck in my mind for some reason.

Best Regards,

Ken Carney
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
www.kencarney.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Kyle Cassidy
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 4:10 PM
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] out of focus objects in the foreground (was: re more on
> the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist)
> 
> 
> >From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
> >
> > Those are excellent portraits, whatever the camera.  I had an instructor
> >once who said don't have anything in the foreground out of focus...one
> less
> >thing to worry about now.
> 
> 
> >> I'm finding the GF-1 with the 20mm f 1.7 an awesome ... really,
> substitute
> >>[snip]
> >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/john-ennis-1.jpg
> >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/john-ennis-2.jpg
> 
> i often find myself looking FOR something out of focus to put in the
> foreground.
> 
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/tom-purdom-3.jpg
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2009/hhdl7.jpg
> 
> especially in "newsy" type photos I like to frame a subject with out of
> focus foreground objects. i think that, and i haven't really paused to
> consider this deeply, that it give a more 3d look -- the flat sort of
> telephoto lens 3d look, as though things are cardboard slices in a diorama
> -- i like it for some reason. it can be used to present the idea that
> other things are going on but that the subject is of paramount importance
> -- they're in the middle of whatever's going on.
> 
> 
> kc
> 
> 
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