Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25

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Subject: [Leica] Don's PAW More portraits, non Leica content
From: daniel.ridings at muspro.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Sat Sep 25 19:26:29 2004
References: <000001c49234$61ca9e80$6401a8c0@dorysrusp4>

Window-lighting is perfect.

I like the idea, kids lined up, take a shot to get their immediate
response to the situation. It really seems to work well.

I like the range of reactions, from the serious boy (I have one of those
too), to the bubbling girls.

I was wondering about the lens, 85 Zeiss. Is it one for a Leica or are you
using it on something else. Not that it matters, it's just that I have an
interest in that focal length and hadn't run across that one before.

Best,
Daniel


On Sat, 4 Sep 2004, Don Dory wrote:

> Every year I shoot head shots of the rising ninth grade class so that
> the headmaster and staff will know by name all of their new students by
> the second day of class.  This year I also shot the rising sixth grade
> class for the same reason.
>
> Lighting is as simple as possible, almost always simple window light
> with no fill.  Turn the subject a little into the light and you have a
> wonderful look.  Take the subjects in less than ten seconds each and you
> get the true person.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album44/sixthgradeboy
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album44/sixthgradeexcitement
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album44/sixthgradewinsomeboy
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album44/sixthgradshootergal
>
> All shots wide open with a discontinued Zeiss 85mm at 2.8.
>
> Comments always welcome.
>
> Don
> dorysrus@mndspring.com
>
>
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