Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle offered: >>I'd always eschewed tilty horizions until I saw that Mary Ellen Mark was doing it and great balls of socks, if every wedding photographer in America isn't doing it. Are we going to look back at this trend in 20 years and think "what the heck was going on?!" or is it here to stay? & When did it first start coming into Vogue?<<<<< Kyle I don't recall when it started but it's been a bloody annoyance every time I see it in a picture! Particularly when the shooter has buildings and the background tilted on some tangent like the world is sliding into an abyss! Some think it's "cool?" It probably is if used very well for effective effect! However I've yet to see one! Most use it just to save their sorry ass when shooting a crappy content photo! Of course if Mary Ellen Mark did it, so go "her followers!" That doesn't make it right either! And if the wedding photographers are all doing it, then it's purely a follow the Pied Piper syndrome because they saw it in some. "How to Shoot A Wedding!" book purchased in the nickel and dime store. Obviously I'm not a happy camper fan with doing tilts just for the sake of tilting! You are a "Leader of Shooters not a follower!" So knock it off already! No more tilts! :-) You realize my comments are made because you are a damn fine photographer and a beacon to others to emulate. How's the new book, "Rocking Chairs" coming? Dang that's going to be a winner, so don't let it slip away or have someone steal it away from under you! Cheers, ted