Jan, Great advice. Surely something I need to work on.
From: Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 1:42 PM
Subject: Lea's Advice
Art Faul
From: Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 1:42 PM
Subject: Lea's Advice
The below advice from Lea Murphy is great for shooting anything which moves, not just children. Dozens of subjects move more than children, and first to come to my mind is shooting a car race like say the Grand Prix of Monaco.
A frequent complaint about digital is that it makes the user think the camera will take care of little flaws (which may actually be large ones) and the ones the camera does not correct, can be done in PS. Adding something like water into a shot in PS is far more laborious than really adding it into a background. Do it right the first time and you won’t be spending the weekend (at least) in front of a screen.
I find it easiest to take my time, sort of meditate on the scene I will be shooting, and to look at everything every carefully
before my eye is anywhere close to the viewfinder. While the iPhone 20 may have some telepathic controls for adding stuff you didn’t see the first time around, it’s not out yet and may not be during our lifetime. Later, when I am taking the shot, I can marvel at all the stuff I remembered to put into the viewfinder so it will actually be in the shot rather than just in my mind.
My advice is to take your time. What’s the rush? And OK, the sun is setting, the wind is blowing the wrong direction or not at all, and damn! You forgot to put the roast in before leaving so there will be nothing to eat when you get home. Concentrate on what you see around you, not just in the viewfinder, and then really look hard at what’s in the viewfinder. If it’s not there then, it won’t be in the picture either.
Fake Jan/Art Faul
Real Noblex Oblige
On Apr 1, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Lea Murphy wrote:
When I tutor my students I encourage them to get it correct in the camera and your image is a classic example of how this could have/should have been applied.You must learn to LOOK AROUND the viewfinder when you take a photograph and you must get comfortable (and fast when photographing children) making adjustments to your position and angle to get the best photograph.Many photographers are so taken with the subject that they don't see the obvious distractions in the frame right in front of their eyes.By moving yourself around your subject it would have been possible to remove the distractions in the background. Asking Mom to move (or even place the child on Mom's lap if moving her would have caused a meltdown for the baby) would have been the easiest thing to do and blocking the cooler (?) with the baby's body would have been a simple matter had you changed your body position.
Art Faul
The Artist Formerly Known as Prints
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