Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard Ritter ASKED: Subject: Re: [Leica] new photos in the gallery >>>Ted? But the real masterpieces were the two of Blind Mike. I'd be interested in knowing whether you visualized it, or perhaps even arranged it, but the stripes of light and shadow falling across his head and face from the blinds were a masterful accent to the portraiture, especially the head shot. All sorts of deep and tasty connotations (like those found in a glass of Lagavullin?)?a life lived in the shadows, a sightless man being accented by the very light he can't see, etc etc etc as they teach us to perceive (imagine?) in Art Depreciation classes. Very classy and dramatic. Shoot from the shadow side, indeed. Hi Howard, No thought at all! Simply........... "SEE --- SHOOT!" If one has to think about light as beautiful as this, the chances are it's gone before you blink or the subject get's up and moves. :-( He was in the midddle of an interview as I returned quietly from shooting another part of his home. I walked in, the camera came up..... click! The wide shot is an M8 with the CV 35mm f 1.2 lens. Switched lenses and the tight image is a Leica 90mm Summicron. As I've pretty well always said... "don't think! If it moves your heart shoot! Then you can waste time thinking about it and "maybe????" getting something else or better? But if your gut or heart or soul moves you, shoot as quickly as possible as you've seen something so it's immediate ---- shoot. cheers, ted