Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yah, but that one isn't rocket science. One of the first things I ask my students is..."What's the most important part of the frame?" And when they finish answering 'the center," 'the top,' the bottom,' etc., they get the answer - the entire thing - edge to edge - that little piece of real estate is all you have so make use of all of it. On 4/11/06 8:33 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > Okay, one other tidbit is that HCB also preferred using the entire 24x36 > frame even thought it is an "off" size compared to most other frames. He > didn't want the images cropped (and has the black edge of the film showing > in some of his books of prints). The 2x3 ratio fits the golden mean format > better than 4x5, etc. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt > Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:21 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB > -goldenmean > > > Show me! >:o > > Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> Perhaps because I've discovered the secret of his framing? ;-) >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. >> D. Colen >> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:02 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB >> -golden mean >> >> >> Fascinating to see, Jeffery, but why do I think that HCB is sitting >> his his studio in the sky, enjoying a snifter of heavenly cognac, >> laughing his ass off? >> >> >> On 4/11/06 7:54 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Bob, >>> >>> In looking at many of HCB's photos in the documentary, I detected that >>> HCB seemed to be looking for angles (one part of the documentary had >>> HCB talking constantly of "geometry"). The placement of subjects >>> seemed to be invariably on one side of an angle as I have collected >>> here: >>> >>> http://www.400tx.com/HCB.html >>> >>> Even if these images aren't compellingly "golden mean" (I couldn't >>> find little thumbnails of all of the examples they showed in the >>> film), HCB almost never places his subjects in the center of the >>> frame, and when he doesn't have an obvious diagonal, he often has a >>> rule of thirds composition. >>> >>> Jeffery Smith >>> New Orleans, LA >>> http://www.400tx.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>> bob palmieri >>> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:49 PM >>> To: lug@leica-users.org >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and >>> HCB >>> >>> >>> Jeffrey & Tina - >>> >>> I know from the Golden Section, but I don't really understand how to >>> use it in an organic way in snapping. Can you show me how it applies >>> to, perhaps, some of HCB's pictures? >>> >>> Bob Palmieri >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information