Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nothing wrong with the line of thinking - what's wrong are those results. I'd say stop thinking and start shooting - play around. Go with what looks right. But what if what is displayed at that site is what one gets by following the advise at the site, then ditch the advice and ditch it fast. It strikes me that one of the reasons people buy good cameras, be they Leicas or those of any other manufacturers, is to be able to take photos of any kind that DON'T look like that crap.;-) I firmly believe that the more you simply shoot, the more you will know what works and doesn't work - for you. And that's what's important. My bet? You already know far more than you think you know, or than you want to acknowledge you know. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Eric Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:05 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] posing for portraits (was Re: Winter in GA) B.D.: >This is THE UGIEST, MOST HORRIFYING, REVOLTING crap >that ever crept into the front window of a 9th rate "portrait studio"/Kodak >store in the smallest of small town America. :-( :-( > >Give me a Holga shot taken by a blindman on acid over this crap!!! Don't hold back. How do you really feel? :) I thought it was a good start. I haven't finished looking at the entire site, but seems to go over the "basics"... Without knowing how to make a cheesy knockoff portrait where everybody looks the same, how do you know which rules to break? That's a problem I face. I don't know much about portraits. It's more trial and error to see what works and what doesn't. I'm not convinced that the posing section is so horrible. Get somebody in a decent pose, combine that with Ted's "shoot from the shadow side," and I think half the battle is won. What's wrong with this line of thinking? Eric - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html