Igor, I would take that chart with a _really_ healthy dose of salt. Other than the basic rule of don't crop at joints, I wouldn't even give that chart the time of day myself. I have seen very many great shots that "violate" one of their red lines. Much fashion photography seemingly breaks their guidelines repeatedly.
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Igor Roshchin <s...@komkon.org> wrote: > > Derby, > > I had the same impressions (both), as described by Godfrey. > > As for specific photos, - I thought that the one on p.57 appeared a bit > too dark. I especially liked photos on p.67 and 55. > A rather strange pose on p.35 caught my attention. > > > Please, excuse me, I will provide an additional comment about > something that makes my eye a bit uncomfortable is the crop in some > photos that cuts off some odd portion of the legs (feet). > There is some magic formula of how much of a limb one can cut off so > that it looks fine. I don't know how to formulate it, it's just how I > feel. I actually remember seeing some website about a year ago that was > discussing what portion works and what does not. Unfortunately, I don't > remember where it was. > Those are photos: 37, 61, 45, and to a lesser extent 57, 55, 51. > > Well, I just googled, and found this chart: > http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18i6o34ozkql8jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg on this > page: > http://lifehacker.com/5991733/avoid-amputating-people-in-your-photos-with-this-cropping-cheat-sheet > I think it works along the lines (pun intended) of my intuition. > > > Best regards, > > Igor > > > > Wed Nov 27 17:04:23 EST 2013 > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Nicely done photos, sir! > > Like someone else intimated, it feels a little odd that you're using only one > page out of two facing pages. The blank space on the left sometimes becomes a > little overpowering.I want something to be there, even if it is just titling > or simple graphic. > > G > > On Nov 27, 2013, at 2:24 AM, Derby Chang <derbyc at iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> I made a Blurb. There are probably a few more adjustments before I order, >> but this is essentially what it will look like. >> >> http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/eyecontact/index.html >> > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
