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From: "aimcompute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: January 29, 2001 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: Basic Composition (was RE: OT: (Somewhat) Is this
true foryou?)
> Mike Johnston wrote:
> >
> >
> >The process of shooting is See, shoot, see, shoot, see,
shoot,
> >
> >not:
> >
> >See, hesitate while you ponder whether it might be a good
"composition,"
> >examine the viewfinder, evaluate, examine the edges, apply
the rule of
> >thirds, evaluate again, move to the right to exclude
telephone wires,
> shoot.
> >
>
> Actually, for me it's more like the "not" version you
describe...
>
> See, decide it's an interesting subject, consider lighting,
angles,
> placement of subject in frame, plus a lot more, shoot.
>
> I don't really decide whether what I see is a *good
composition*. If I
> like the *subject*, I attempt to *make* a pleasing
composition,
> incorporating it. There are sometimes though that good
compositions are
> just staring you in the face, but I find it usually takes more
work than
> that for me. It may actually be that I see potential for a
pleasing
> composition and then I attempt to fine-tune it into one.
>
> Like you said re: larger format cameras, it's probably the
reason why I'm
> leaning towards a 67II as opposed to another 35mm camera. I
figure if I
> takes this long with a 35mm, I might as well reap the benefits
of larger
> media.
Good point Tom. I admit to taking a much different approach to
photography when I am shooting relatively inexpensive 35mm. Now,
I am treating Kodachrome the same way, as I want to burn through
as much of it as I can fairly quickly. My method for 35mm tends
to be pretty scatter shot (and scatter brained).
I was shooting a wedding last summer, and we were in a bit if a
hurry. The bride had done extensive modelling work, and we had
done several shoots in the past, so we decided to do a "wedding
dress product shoot" to facilitate the more important lets get
to the dinner part of the day. I was using a Program plus with
the motor drive A attached, and the M85mm lens. I bet I did the
bridal portraits in less than 3 minutes, as I blasted off a 36
of Portra in about that time frame.
With the 6x7, I tend to look before I shoot, and with the 4x5, I
really do take my time. Interestingly enough, I really don't
think my success ratio goes up in relationship to the time I
spend composing, recomposing, decomposing, metering, remetering,
guessing at the exposure and all the other stuff I do with the
4x5.
It is rather embarrassing that the three best pictures I think I
have produced came from negatives I don't recall shooting.
Oh yes, As a closet LPA, which is closely related to an FPA
(Format Purchaser Enabler), I would highly ecommend the 6x7
format. Your images will thank you.
William Robb
>
>
> Tom C.
>
>
>
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