Beautiful can be lonely...

[acerpic]

Hi,

I guess search on Google may give you some result, I learnt that when I was in photo school 20 years ago, I know some french book who talk about it. In English, PHOTOGRAPHY from John Freeman will give a good overview of all basic rules to make all kind of photographs. It's not my favorite, but it's good one to start. As well, tutorials of photo.net are quite good http://www.photo.net/learn/portraits/

Yep, you can cut the legs of a model as on this photo

But it's really at the top of the legs and not near the foot or on the middle.


Once more, some people may break the basic rules of portrait framing as Henri Cartier Bresson on this photo :

But you'll admit that the message of the photograph is so strong that rules become really not so important.

My point is that you can not break a rule that you don't know. Only people who have a very strong knowledge of the technical side of their work/hobby can start to forget it and break the rules to make new ones. Neither you or me (and anybody in this forum, I believe) is at this level.

Stephane

PS: Thanks to Henri Cartier Bresson and Peter Gowland as I used their photo to illustrate my point.

This is wat I am thinking, before you can successfully break the rules, you have to gone thru many failed attempts. If you don't try, probably you will never able to.

 

[nikontiger]

I believe its sometimes necessary to break the rules of technicality, in order to enhance the artistic or message of the photo, as in the case of the child above, where his facial expression and the two huge bottles are of essence to the picture. The photog had to battle between making the subject too small, or placing him too high in the picture for good composition, just to keep his legs.

 

[garou12]

I believe its sometimes necessary to break the rules of technicality, in order to enhance the artistic or message of the photo, as in the case of the child above, where his facial expression and the two huge bottles are of essence to the picture. The photog had to battle between making the subject too small, or placing him too high in the picture for good composition, just to keep his legs.

Sometimes the rules have to go out the window. Otherwise you'll forever be mundane. I'm sure picasso didn't give a rat's @$$ about rules when he developed cubism. Someone once put this very accurately: Photography first and foremost is about the moment and encaptation of light.

 

[JKpicture]

4. The effect is good. but the legs are not attractive... too "fat"?

 

[stougard]

I believe its sometimes necessary to break the rules of technicality, in order to enhance the artistic or message of the photo, as in the case of the child above, where his facial expression and the two huge bottles are of essence to the picture. The photog had to battle between making the subject too small, or placing him too high in the picture for good composition, just to keep his legs.

The photographer is Henri Cartier Bresson.

 

[stougard]

Sometimes the rules have to go out the window. Otherwise you'll forever be mundane. I'm sure picasso didn't give a rat's @$$ about rules when he developed cubism. Someone once put this very accurately: Photography first and foremost is about the moment and encaptation of light.

Don't worry, Picasso knew ALL the rules and used them to learn before he could invent anything. You're not Picasso, neither I'm and neither anybody in this forum is.

 

[garou12]

Don't worry, Picasso knew ALL the rules and used them to learn before he could invent anything. You're not Picasso, neither I'm and neither anybody in this forum is.

o i'm not saying i'm picasso but i'm saying its important to dare to experiment and break the norm if you want to be original. But also bear in mind i'm also not advocating that we should take a badly composed image for the sake of it as well.

 

[fotojoy]

Love the pics ... lovely model & the photographer did her justice

Fav is #4... except for the legs lah ... maybe can crop a bit?

 

[ilshfe]

i like 1-3:thumbsup: , but #4 not for me

 

[Takaro]

Hiz all, could someone enlighten me .. how do i get the effect of picture #4 ? Any filter used ?

 

[nikontiger]

Hiz all, could someone enlighten me .. how do i get the effect of picture #4 ? Any filter used ?

Of course the photog will answer this best, but this is my humble attempt for the time being. I don't think there's any filter directly responsible for this effect, its more like underexposing a few stops for the background sky, then with a Flash to light up the subject. As to the settings, will have to wait for him to answer that.

 

[garou12]

Of course the photog will answer this best, but this is my humble attempt for the time being. I don't think there's any filter directly responsible for this effect, its more like underexposing a few stops for the background sky, then with a Flash to light up the subject. As to the settings, will have to wait for him to answer that.

It looks more light he had an external light source on her against a dark sky but you're right let's wait for him to tell us instead of speculating blindly.

 

[D70sshooter]

Of course the photog will answer this best, but this is my humble attempt for the time being. I don't think there's any filter directly responsible for this effect, its more like underexposing a few stops for the background sky, then with a Flash to light up the subject. As to the settings, will have to wait for him to answer that.

I don't have to answer it...you already answered for me. :thumbsup:

meter the backgrounda and underexposing it about 2 stops. flash was hand held by a friend front and top of the model. My flash was set to manual, power at 1/8. Actually can set flash to TTL, but i was sharing the flash with another friend that use Pentax DSLR.

 

[Takaro]

Grr ... reat ~ Now ive gotta get more flaSHes :bsmilie: .. awesome effect !

 

[nagamisan]

Pic 2 looks like Zoe Tay (When she was younger)
But i :heart: Pic 4 the best....
Fab series :thumbsup: