[LRflex] Re: Posing Help
- From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:47:47 -0700
Thanks Dr. Ted. Your sage advice is always to be heeded. I will use my
teacher voice and take command. My wife (assistant) might not like that,
however.
Aram
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From: <tedgrant@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 12:58 PM
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Posing Help
>> From: Aram Langhans <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 11:47:19 AM
>> Subject: [LRflex] Posing Help
>>
>> I have volunteered to take some family photos at a friend's gathering.
>> There will be up to 12 individuals and I was wondering if anyone has any
>> tips for posing such a large group. We are probably going to take tem at
>> our local arboretum, so foliage will be the predominant background. Any
>> help/links would be appreciated.
>
> Aram
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> You'll require another pair of eyes for sure! As in another body checking
> things you might miss standing right beside you and looking at all the
> "foliage that might be growing out of their heads?" Body alignment, as in
> one buried behind another. Remember the people at the back of the line up.
> If they can't see you and the camera..... the camera can't see them! Tell
> them this and make it loud and clear!
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> Anything the assistant sees "They bring it to your attention! And quietly
> point it out to you!" And only you!
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> However, you will be the only person giving direction. The assistant
> should see and tell..... ONLY YOU THINGS HE OR SHE SEES! Then you give
> direction. A MUST OR YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE YAPPING FROM ALL DIRECTIONS AND
> PEOPLE IN THE PHOTO LOOKING ALL OVER THE PLACE...... SCREWING UP YOUR
> PRECIOUS TIME AND EFFORT!
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> WITHOUT QUESTION WHILE YOU ARE SETTING UP THE SHOT AND DURING THE SHOOTING
> OF SAID PHOTO "NOBODY WITH A CAMERA OPENS THEIR MOUTH! NOR TAKES ANY
> PICTURES! WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT! WHY?
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> Tell everybody not in the photo who wish to take a group photo to stand
> back and wait until "YOU HAVE TAKEN THE OFFICIAL PHOTO!" Then for a few
> minutes the group will stay together and everyone else can take their
> "happy snaps!"
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> You also have to be very emphatic with them in speaking with an
> authoritive tone of voice! LIKE YOU ARE IN CONTROL OR???????????/ And do
> so with the people in the group also. If the group aren't told to stay
> still for an extra 2 minutes they will scatter as soon as they realize
> "YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR PICTURE!"
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> And of course if that should occur all the happy snapping people will be
> completely ticked off with you for telling them to be quiet and not take
> pictures while you did yours.
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> Everybody and their relatives will have a digital camera AND THEY WILL USE
> FLASH WITHOUT QUESTION!" So good Sir, your group will be looking all over
> the place for their relative who's taking pictures and they will do this
> right as "" YOU TRIP YOUR SHUTTER THAT SHOULD BE AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
> GROUP PHOTO!""
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> Be in control, it's your photo, your moment and your friends are expecting
> great pictures from you!
> Apart from those few tid bits I don't know what other tactics you might
> use. I suppose you could simply say.... OK EVERYBODY OVER THERE AND WE'LL
> DO THE FAMILY GROUP PICTURES." And you have a gang bang group shot that
> can look like it was shot out of a cannon sideways with a keg of nails!
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> They all hang together and you shoot along with all the other guests
> attending the shoot out! Sometimes it works, oh maybe minus 200%! :-)
>
> Take control, be emphatic, give the guests a shot at it and you'll be the
> hero of the day! :-)
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> So there you are a piece of cake! :-) Have fun and stay lose! :-)
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
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