Thank you, Bob. I agree, that "fill-the-frame" lesson is key... On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Christine Nielsen >> > [...] >> >> One of the things I've been doing is teaching some classes, sort of a >> "Photography for Moms"/Beyond "Auto" kind of thing, and it's been >> going pretty well. I've been asked several times if I do kids' >> classes... and I think I'm going to put something together in that >> vein. >> >> So... I'm doing some research & thinking about how that might work. >> And soliciting input from anyone who might have it... >> > [...] > > casting my mind back to when I was a kid, I'd teach them to get close and to > fill the frame with the subject. This helps to think about the frame and to > understand why the thing that's so prominent in the mind isn't necessarily > prominent in the frame. > > The second thing is teaching them why it doesn't come out properly - why the > exposure is wrong, then why the subject isn't in focus. > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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