Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-11-02 Thread Sandra Moore
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:05:01 +1000 On 31 Oct 2005 at 8:42, Sandra Moore wrote: I think the background is way to cluttered. I just didnt' have the heart to argue with my mother and her sister about it. We have years to get

Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-11-02 Thread John Forbes
to revise a page. I am just using the page wizards I found on the internet. Is there a book that can teach me to do this right? From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005

Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-11-02 Thread Mat Maessen
My only comment is that the colorful background/props tend to distract from the real subject, the people. Not sure how I would minimize them. Small children tend to be scared of me, so I don't photograph them much... :-) -Mat On 10/31/05, Sandra Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the

Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-11-02 Thread graywolf
me to do this right? From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:05:01 +1000 On 31 Oct 2005 at 8:42, Sandra Moore wrote: I think the background is way to cluttered. I

Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-11-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 Nov 2005 at 15:11, Sandra Moore wrote: Sorry it took so long to respond... Is there some way i could get some pointers on how to revise a page. I am just using the page wizards I found on the internet. Is there a book that can teach me to do this right? It's much better now than it

Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-11-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
Sandra - If you're just looking for some way to generate a gallery to upload to the web you might look into Porta http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ It's a free, down loadable, small program that will take a folder of jpeg or tiff files and create the correct files to upload. It

Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-11-02 Thread Sandra Moore
Small children tend to be scared of me, so I don't photograph them much... :-) -Mat I am scared of them so I try not to photograph them. I will look into the pointers you gave me tomorrow after my grandpa's funeral. Thank all of you for responding sandy

Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-10-31 Thread Sandra Moore
I think the background is way to cluttered. I just didnt' have the heart to argue with my mother and her sister about it. We have years to get this right. Any other pointers would be appreciated though. http://www.rubicongirls.com/kidsingreen.html

Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-10-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
They're fun family snaps, but you're right: the background is too busy. One pot of flowers in the lower foreground would be fine perhaps, although it depends on the rest of the scene. Trust your eye to create a balanced and pleasing scene. Non photographers will generally try to pack the

Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Oct 2005 at 8:42, Sandra Moore wrote: I think the background is way to cluttered. I just didnt' have the heart to argue with my mother and her sister about it. We have years to get this right. Any other pointers would be appreciated though.

Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers

2005-10-31 Thread Jack Davis
Sandra, They're all beautiful! No way they could take a bad photo. The subject's interaction is all important in these types of shots, making the background clutter irrelevant. Posed studio set-ups normally require a cleaner background in the interest of undistracted subject focus by the viewer.