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In Reply to: critiique posted by Toby Belle on September 22, 2003 at 13:53:37:
Well you asked for it. The foreground is a mess and should be cropped out. The focus of the shot is the man in the light leaning over and the whole shot should be about him. You cant see the person he is shaking hands with and that is bad. There are a lot of peoples backs in the shot and that is also a worry. The light from the video camera should be cropped out as it is very distracting. I do not know any of the people in the shot so I am only interested in the image. This is not a good photograph....I teach this stuff and I am being honest with you.
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nt
if this photo came across my desk, I would use it as is! It shows the political exuberance that is part of a campaign appearance.Often, there are times when deadlines have to be met. If no other shot of this event comes to my attention, this goes to print. NEWS SHOTS are not necessarily works of art! Due to the quick nature of the action ,that has to be caught in a limited amount of time.
I do however, teach much of what you have mentioned. And would agree on what would improve this pic. But for it's newsworthy value that would delude the life out of Toby's photo.
The whole bottom shows people at a table , clapping hands or reaching to touch their candidate.That is our setting. A story without words. The TV cameraman's video light shows that it is a live news moment. The outreaching hands show implied action, no faces needed! Point of interest is definitely the highlighted subject, contrasting the darker subordinate figures.
Could composition an placement improve this? Certainly! Point is - IT WORKS!!!
Yes I understand your point of view, I work in colour mags and not in news, but this pic is still too untidy for my eye. But it is good to read your opinion thanks.
nt
regards rod
We can get ,Fosters over here....I know it has been said but... RULES are to be broken. Don't be so rigid, Know when to break them.
Photography is an art form not an exact science. A picture i.e. works or it doesn't.
However one should get the basics right, with a thorough working knowledge of Composition, harmony , color etc. One way to learn this is viewing thousands of pics from the past masters and/or brilliant contemporaries.
XXXX would not help much.
I am big on composition.
Past masters, present masters all get the basics right in their own ways.
nt
regards rod
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