After recalling some of the shots in his potrait gallery, I probably should've prefaced all of that by saying that Cotty knows more than me... and so he's probably right on all accounts... but oh well.
<g> >> Fra - ideally if applauding, you want the hands >> together. If you have them apart you look like the Pope ;-) > > (ideally?...) > > Actually, I disagree. Hands apart seem to indicate the notion / action of > applauding (how far apart they are also tends to suggest how much / hard > the person / audience is applauding, hence conveying more info). Hands > *together*, on the other hand, look like praying... no sense of motion... > no idea other than a caption that the subject would be clapping. > >> Try and get around the front more > > I disagree here, too. Around to the front would give a boring straight-on > shot. Angles are good. > > Anyhow, I like the expression. I do agree with that other guy on one > account, however: I wish the hands of the guy on the left weren't cut. His > hands closed, plus the other guys open give you the full sense of > applause. Lighting is fine (given the scenario). And I also like the guy > in the back on the right, for some reason. Overall (with the camera, > people, background in general), there's a pretty decent sense of > environment for such a closely cropped photo. Hope that helps. > > - jerome > > > > _____________________________ > Jerome D. Coombs-Reyes, Ph.D. > Norfolk State University, Math Dept. > http://exposedfilm.net > > >
