[Leica] Suggestions # 1

[jon.stanton at comcast.net (jon.stanton@comcast.net)]

Ted,

Fantastic!!!   

 The Pro Shooter friend of mine (30yrs exp) that informally shot my 
daughter's wedding (as a gift)  used  #2,3,4,6,8 and 9. I'm sure that at 
this point in his experience/career it was all instinctive...where I would 
have wasted a ton of film...

Thanks

jon


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From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> OK crew let's see what happens with this one?
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> Photographer suggestions 1.
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> 1/  While you consider the best angle to photograph a person, it is 
> preferable to continue
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> shooting even though a number of  frames are rejects. If you hesitate, you
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> may make your subject uneasy, thinking you do not know what you are doing.
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> 2/  Good photojournalists master the art of portrait lighting, allowing
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> them to use available light to their advantage. It sharpens their
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> appreciation for the changing mood of light.
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> 3/  The best way to make an informal portrait, is to allow your subject to
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> go about their business, finding your pictures during the activity.
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> 4/  Do not direct your subject with "look this way, hold it or point there"
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> and finally "look in the camera and smile."  This type of direction makes
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> your subject stop living and start posing.
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> 5/  SLR cameras when used in low light, are usually difficult to focus. To
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> improve accuracy, turn the focusing ring to its closest focus point.
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> Then bring your subject into sharp focus in the viewfinder. Using this
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> method the eye  recognises the sharpest image quicker than focusing from
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> the infinity point.
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> 6/  Events where news photographers hang together as flys at a feeding,
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> take a few obvious frames;  break away and using a long lens reach back to
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> the subject for a totally different photograph.
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> 7/  When shooting sunrise or sunset, most people look in the direction of
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> the sun. The sunlight doesn't stop where you stand, turn around and see 
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> is shining on. Maybe a marvellous photograph is beautifully lit.
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> 8/  Light is just as important as the subject, in many cases the light is
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> the subject. If you do not understand the magic of light, you will produce
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> uninspiring photographs.
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> 9/  The on location portrait can often produce a superior likeness to one
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> taken under studio lights.   People are more at ease in their own
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> surroundings.
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> 10/  Shoot field sports from a kneeling or sitting position. A lower angle
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> increases the impact of the photograph, athletes appear bigger and
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> background clutter is eliminated
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