Re: Some thoughts related to my Gallery comments

2002-03-08 Thread T Rittenhouse
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 2:26 PM Subject: Re: Some thoughts related to my Gallery comments > This is silly. Just because a piece of paper is 8x10

Re: Some thoughts related to my Gallery comments

2002-03-08 Thread David Brooks
gement ." Dave - Original Message - From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 1:57 PM Subject: Some thoughts related to my Gallery comments > 24x36 is a 2:3 ratio. > Unfortunately an 8x10 is not all

Re: Some thoughts related to my Gallery comments

2002-03-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Shel, I used the paper size as a way of conveying the extent of the problem, not as a standard for composition. My basic premise, more concisely stated, is: Shoot to get the content you want, irregardless of resulting print dimensions. That's a matter I don't find shallow at all. Collin -

Re: Some thoughts related to my Gallery comments

2002-03-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
This is silly. Just because a piece of paper is 8x10 doesn't require that the final print fill the paper. And while 8x10 seems to be something of a "standard", I believe that other sizes are standard in other countries, like 8.5x11 ... iac, there's no reason that the photographer must use standa

Some thoughts related to my Gallery comments

2002-03-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
First, making the comments was fun. You're welcome. One of the reasons that I mentioned cropping for several of the shots is because of a habit I see many photographers getting into -- shooting for the film format, not for the result. We try to fill the frame, letting the camera determine what s