Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Ted! I always love to read your comments and learn a lot! Tina On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 2:23 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Tina Manley SHOWED & ASKED: > > Subject: [Leica] IMG: More, please! > > > > Similar to one I posted earlier but I think I prefer this one: > >> > http://www.pbase.com/**tinamanley/image/148917677<http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/148917677> >> >> The earlier one: >> >> http://www.pbase.com/**tinamanley/image/148903571<http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/148903571> >> >> What do you think?<<<<< >> > > Hi Tina, > You can use both! But under different showings. > > 1/ The first image could be used as an "overall establishing location > frame." Let's say in a magazine photo essay. Or an exhibition. Certainly > given their type of living conditions. But in some cases they could both be > used as in merely "over all -- close-up!" Some what as we'd see in a > movie! But again in a photo series situation. > > 2/ The tighter image is beautiful and becomes the grabber, both visually > and emotional movement in feelings for the child no different than a writer > adding a "great grabber-line in a paragraph!" > > However, if I had to be a tough ass between one or the other it would be > number 2 the tighter image. > > WHY? It has everything: B&W, (IMPACT OF CONTENT AND NO DISTRACTING > COLOURS!) Just tight enough, emotional moving as she holds out the bowl! > EVEN BETTER BECAUSE? > > IT ISN'T ONE OF THOSE SO CALLED ----usual "fund raising eye balls into > camera holding the bowl up to the TV or other media viewer crap! With a > soppy eyed look on some "poor child as we compare mentally and visually > their living conditions to ours!" With a voice over of some soppy sickening > same old message about giving! > > THIS PHOTOGRAPH HAS GREAT STORY TELLING IMPACT, TONS MORE THAN THE > SICKENING INTO CAMERA LENS IMAGE SO OFTEN USED BY VARIOUS AGENCIES ON TV OR > ELSEWHERE!! > > When I see a TV commercial where children and families are the body of the > ad. I always make a quick image comparison of TV image to your > photography!!!!!!!!! The TV commercial looses because it's the same old > staged image! And in "sickening colour that kills the power impact of B&W!" > under these living conditions. > > There now I think that indicates my favourite of the two.... with the > reason why! :-) > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com