[Leica] IMG: Sunday Morning, NOW FEATURE :-) Ida Townsip, Monroe County, Michigan - Ken's suggestion

[scoutfinch at chartermi.net (Susan Ryan)]

Ted, 

I really should just print this email and tape it to my monitor. I'll never 
need another opinion, or second guess myself.

You are my mentor and hero, and I'm really glad your assignment no longer 
puts you at risk of losing body parts!

Sue

PS I'm still trying to figure out how to make a visit up your way. Maybe a 
"side trip" next time I visit my daughters in Denver....




On Jul 31, 2011, at 9:30 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/untitled-1-2_001.jpg.html
>> > Better? <<<<<<<
> 
> Hi Susan,
> And Ken.......................
> A couple of things.
> I like this slightly cropped version above as it adds impact and balance 
> the first doesn't.
> My gut feelings are I'd go with the cropped version without blinking an 
> eye.
> 
> HOWEVER???????????? We do have a great number of members with other ideas, 
> so as always....... THE FINAL PRODUCT ABSOLUTELY COMES DOWN TO THE 
> PHOTOGRAPHER WHO MADE THE EXPOSURE AND HIS OR HER LIKES.
> 
> We can also throw in for the original shooter........ "run with what you 
> see and feel within the parameters of your heart always!  Take the 
> critiques, take the best of them or it and if that feels cool? THEN RUN 
> WITH IT ! GAME OVER!
> 
> I'm fascinated by your discussions of the software stuff yu use? As I 
> don't have a clue what you are talking about let alone know if it were on 
> my computer and how to make it work.  My system..... KISS!!! COMPLETELY.
> 
> I down load the card to computer from the assignment I've been shooting. 
> At least two locations a week since the last week of December 2010. 
> Immediately burn a CD with the images without even looking other than make 
> sure everything is there. Put that CD into file, good bad and ugly, it 
> doesn't matter as that's a complete back-up record.
> 
> Back to computer, click each image not in Photoshop, but wherever & they 
> open full frame? If I really like it, I Write the frame number down as a 
> first cut edit. Move along the line until I'm finished, sometimes first 
> choice selection 60 or more out of several hundred.
> 
> Into Photoshop, click open first frame on edit list, everything is auto 
> everything from there and as long as they look cool on screen? That's it! 
> Size, tweak and save to main edit folder ready for burning final CD with 
> all tweaked photos! Delivery to client next day or two! :-) Dang it's so 
> easy. A no brainer if ever! :-)
> 
> I gave up messing with all that soft ware do dad stuff as it merely adds 
> about ten times the work! And one does so much more fiddling and (pardon 
> me but) farting about! My way surely isn't the right way? It's like, if it 
> looks cool? It's cool! Get over it and move on!
> 
> Quite frankly on every Saturday morning since January 1 2011 my 
> photography photo feature "Homes Beautiful" have been seen by people all 
> over North America in the "HOME FEATURE SECTION" of their local papers 
> those owned by "POST MEDIA CORP."  It's been a blast, walk in with camera, 
> take shoes off and freely walk about these magnificent homes freely 
> clicking away to my heart and one good eye's content! :-) No tripod, no 
> light meter in hand, diddly squat but me and camera and superwide  (sorry) 
> super wide Canon zoom lens always at widest angle zoom. Look through view 
> finder, compose carefully, line up vertical lines on both sides of inside 
> camera view finder, little red light flashes ..... CLICK!" Move on! :-)
> 
> Each Saturday morning a picture spread has been the full front page of the 
> home section and the double truck centre sections! Sometimes a "SINGLE 
> PHOTO" edge to edge of the centre section!  The e-mail accolades have been 
> quite amazing to both the writer and myself on our efforts. :-) Just got 
> to love it! :-) And we're talking about homes that cost in the 
> multi-millions!!!!! Very cool assignment indeed! :-)
> 
> At least there are no IED's to step on and get my legs blown off! :-)
> 
> See, it's so easy when you just KISS it! :-) Don't think about it, just do 
> it! If it looks cool ? Don't mess with it! :-)  Run with it! ;-)
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
> 
> 
> 
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