Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/27

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Subject: [Leica] Composition - The Golden Section?
From: dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Sat Aug 27 23:16:31 2005
References: <200508272119.j7RLJTva012358@server1.waverley.reid.org>
 
I wish I could provide details, perhaps someone on the list can
enlighten us, but I've had a discussion with a Russian photographer
about what traits separate the "Russian school of photography" from
western norms.

One of the things he mentioned was composition, and that the golden
rule was not observed.

Daniel

On 8/28/05, Steve Ries <sries333@eticomm.net> wrote:
> I am trying to improve my photograph's compositions and I need some input
> regarding the "Golden Section" or "Golden Ratio". To date I have just been
> putting the main subject slightly off center either horizontally or
> vertically but I would like to see something better.
In reply to: Message from sries333 at eticomm.net (Steve Ries) ([Leica] Composition - The Golden Section?)