Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:07 AM, you wrote: >It's usually a tough thing for new folks to photography, as they generally >want to get everything into the frame, not realizing that it is some small >factor that is actually attracting their eye to the scene. Ted, That is quite true. New photographers need to simplify their pictures. Shoot tighter. Put the 21 away for a while, and/or once in a while, and use the 35 or 50. Or even a 90 or 180 or 280! Open up, clean up the background. Use slow film. Make the subject pop. But then...the true masters of the Leica, such as Sam Abell and William Albert Allard, after years and years of experience start making more complex pictures. Every single item in the picture still contributes, but this only comes with maturity and having shot thousands and thousands of rolls and critically looking at the pictures so that one understands exactly what they're doing while making pictures. Any look at Abel's work will tell you that he truly is the master of the layered photograph. At first, his pictures look like snapshots in a busy situation, but then you begin to understand his eye has matured to the point that he sees three-dimensionally as he shoots. His book "Stay This Moment" is a beautiful body of work by such a mature eye. ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch My Karma ran over my Dogma..