Fred Picker used to tout this practice highly, with one twist. He had some
kind of plastic (filter?) mounted in the slide frame. He said it gave a
very good idea of the shades of gray that would appear in a B&W print.
Maybe somebody remembers or can find out what his gizmo was. I can't find
my copy of The Zone VI Workshop.
JP
> >Hi,
> >
> >> The best photographic advice I have ever
> >> received (to date): "Don't use
> >> your camera to frame your shot." Not relevant
> >> for action photography, but
> >> for everything else. Standard method is to
> >> have an empty slide holder and
> >> hold it in front of your face. Move it and you
> >> around a lot until you have
> >> the shot you want and then get your camera to
> >> reproduce this (focal length
> >> = distance of slide holder from eye).
> >
> >Hm, while that method sounds really clumsy and
> >awkward to me, I do notice that I do a lot more
> >composition without lifting the camera these
> >days. I will typically try to find an
> >interesting viewpoint first, and double-check
> >with the camera when in doubt.
> >Peter.
>
> Actually this works rather well for photography students when you are
> trying to teach them to 'see' photographs around them - helps them
separate
> out potential subjects from the context and clutter. Some seem to be born
> with the ability but most aren't. some never 'get' it. I've used a large
> window card, like small odd mattes from a store, to help them but the
slide
> mount trick is nice as a quick aid for the more experienced.
> The other big problem is getting them to see the background as well as the
> subject before pressing the trigger. Anyone got an aid for that? :)
> AndrewF
>
>
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