Randy, thanks. Sometimes with this little one there is little time to think. I must practice, practice, practice!
From: Randy Little <randyslittle@xxxxxxxxx>
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Lea's Advice
From: Randy Little <randyslittle@xxxxxxxxx>
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Lea's Advice
TO add. Its all about pre visualizing the environment so you can direct the action some as well. Even if that is directing your self as to where you just know you shouldn't be to then need to recover back to good position. Takes practice. As both of them have said. Never ever think. Well I can fix that later. If you can fix it now fix it now. what might be 5-10 min of work on set or location might be 2-3 hours or more in post production.
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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 FaulReal Noblex ObligeOn 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 FaulThe Artist Formerly Known as Prints------Art for Cars: art4carz.comStills That Move: http://www.artfaul.comGreens: http://www.inkjetprince.comCamera Works - The Washington Post.
