Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]He means how many photos does he shoot of a scene. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 3/25/15, 9:45 PM, "Leowesson" <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: >Robert, > >What is a shutter push? > >Leo Wesson >leowesson.com > >> On Mar 25, 2015, at 19:52, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks, Steve, I'm really glad you and Tara posted this. It is very >> educational even for those of us who wait.... >> >> Was there any (or much) discussion of the concept of working all angles >>of >> a scene / photograph / portrait, or did he urge shooting a few frames - >> taking your best shot, as it were - and moving on? >> >> Did he talk about quantity of shutter pushes? >> >> Should I assume there was no mention of UV filters? ;-) >> >> Thanks, >> >> --Bob >> >> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at >> gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> making images?some thoughts transmitted by Peter Turnley during his >>> workshop in Cuba? March 2015 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. produce the flavor of (the people and fabric of ) Cuba as it is now. >>> >>> 2. color or bw, one or the other. Tara used color, I used only bw, and >>>was >>> the only one >>> >>> 3. consistency of focal length, prefer one, get to know it well. >>> >>> 4. horizontal format encouraged, a few vertical frames but watch >>>content >>> >>> 5. formatting, keep them all in the same, standard ratio >>> >>> 6. do not have pieces of the primary focus of the composition cut off, >>> e.g.feet etc(see # 12 below) >>> >>> 7. do not shoot cliches or standard stuff, things that may be seen >>>anywhere >>> >>> 8. compositition and content is key...it?s all about the feelings >>>generated >>> >>> 9. ditch the long lens, and the zoom too, shoot 50mm, 35mm, or wider >>>lens >>> >>> 10. move, be aggressive, go for the shot..."move like a butterfly, >>>sting >>> like a bee? >>> >>> 11. writer?s don?t talk about their word processors, they talk about >>> their writing, photographers don?t need to talk about their >>> equipment either?.talk about the art and what it evokes >>> >>> 12. watch the edges, especially when photographing people, if you are >>> making an image of dancers, cutting off a foot is a critical error. >>> >>> >>> We stayed at the top Havana hotel, which was very comfortable, quiet >>>and >>> excellent. Food overall was excellent and abundant, but one must know >>>how, >>> where to eat in a foreign country, as poor food was easily available. >>> >>> The workshop was intensive, ie very hard work. Students numbered 16, >>>plus >>> Peter Turnley, two other young, excellent photographers, also a bus >>>driver >>> and a guide who knew the people, the geogrpaphy, history, and the >>>social >>> makeup of the people, who spoke excellent English. The experience was >>> joyful, even thrilling at times. >>> Speaking for Tara and I... we learned a lot, agreed with some of the >>> above, practiced it all... benefited from it, found it productive. It >>>was >>> an experience with benefits that will last a lifetime. We may do >>>another >>> similar workshop with him one day in Paris. >>> >>> In this world of rapid changes, even in this country where time has >>>stood >>> still for 50 years, change is inevitable, and it could be rapid, now >>>that >>> the political landscape recently changed. What will happen of course is >>> unclear, it may be good and bad? How it will influence the Cuba we >>>see now >>> is anyone?s guess?so if you want to see Cuba as it is now, go now. >>> >>> >>> >>> Steve and Tara >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information