Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sure looks like him to me. And why does a portrait have to flatter? ;-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Glenn Stauffer Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 11:48 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Rick Santorum and the Leica in your Pocket On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:17:39 -0500, Kyle Cassidy <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> wrote: > I was on my way to D.C. Friday and found myself on the train across > from United States Senator Rick Santorum. He spent 90% of the trip > talking on his cell phone. Luckily, I had my Leica with me. > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/paw/2005/3/ricksantorum.jpg > As a portrait, I don't think the picture flatters him. The thickness of his neck is accentuated by the angle of his head. Is it the focal length of the lens, an artifact of the focus point, or the angle that makes his nose look longer than it appears in his official portraits? The angle of the face makes his right eye (left eye in the photo) look smaller than the other and a bit wonky? I don't see that in his official portraits. Good camera work - focus, framing, sharpness, etc. Not so good a portrait. Back a little further and a more straight-on shot would have made it more flattering, I think. Glenn _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information