There was some talk on a previous entry about how you need to lower your stance when making portraits, but I didn't agree with it at all.
Of course you can shoot from whatever angle you want, but always make sure that you are shooting from your own personal point of view. The second people start thinking about how to make a "good" portrait, the lose all ability to actually make one. It all starts with the interaction between the photographer and subject and has nothing to do with the photographer and how the picture needs to look in the end. Honest photography will make you grow, not following other peoples' idea of Good Technique.
Thankfully you know exactly what I am talking about already.
Hi John. I'm glad that we have different ideas, which might make ppl think much more about angle. And for sure, that's also why now we can enjoy all sorts of photography works.
If my comment sounded like I was talking about "good" portrait, I must apologize. I didn't mean it at all. And I completely agree with the idea that it all starts with the interaction.
But I can't stop thinking about how the picture needs to look like. Maybe that's just how I shoot portraits. I'm not gonna force her to do that. Never. It was just a reminder.
And all I wanted to say is that we can try many techniques that we might not know yet, and that we could find a new way that you might like more. You know, we have a limitless possibility to express something.
By the way, Brett told me about you before. Maybe you have a cousin who's studying photography at MCC??? He told me that he used to work with you in Best Buy. But he really didn't know that you were into photography at that time. And he also told me that Nebraskans are always kind so I could go see you someday in Japan and talk about photography. So please let me know when you have a photo show. I'm pretty sure I will enjoy your works and I can learn something.
And Yuna-san. I'm sorry, I apologize. I didn't mean "you have to." I just wanted to say there are just many ways you could try. You might find a new way. And I want you to enjoy photography. That's the most important thing.
Your words mean a lot to me. I'll keep on trying to make honest photos. I am not interested in fake photography at all.
Kaku,
You really didn't have to apologize. I knew that you were just trying to tell me what I didn't seem to know. It was very refreshing to try and shoot from different angles, thanks to your advice. It just made me realize once again what angle I'd like to shoot from and why I want to shoot from that angle.
John's photos are AMAZING. Let's just wait for his next photo show.
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There was some talk on a previous entry about how you need to lower your stance when making portraits, but I didn't agree with it at all.
Of course you can shoot from whatever angle you want, but always make sure that you are shooting from your own personal point of view. The second people start thinking about how to make a "good" portrait, the lose all ability to actually make one. It all starts with the interaction between the photographer and subject and has nothing to do with the photographer and how the picture needs to look in the end. Honest photography will make you grow, not following other peoples' idea of Good Technique.
Thankfully you know exactly what I am talking about already.
Hi John.
I'm glad that we have different ideas, which might make ppl think much more about angle.
And for sure, that's also why now we can enjoy all sorts of photography works.
If my comment sounded like I was talking about "good" portrait, I must apologize. I didn't mean it at all.
And I completely agree with the idea that it all starts with the interaction.
But I can't stop thinking about how the picture needs to look like.
Maybe that's just how I shoot portraits. I'm not gonna force her to do that. Never. It was just a reminder.
And all I wanted to say is that we can try many techniques that we might not know yet, and that we could find a new way that you might like more. You know, we have a limitless possibility to express something.
By the way, Brett told me about you before. Maybe you have a cousin who's studying photography at MCC???
He told me that he used to work with you in Best Buy. But he really didn't know that you were into photography at that time.
And he also told me that Nebraskans are always kind so I could go see you someday in Japan and talk about photography.
So please let me know when you have a photo show. I'm pretty sure I will enjoy your works and I can learn something.
And Yuna-san. I'm sorry, I apologize.
I didn't mean "you have to."
I just wanted to say there are just many ways you could try.
You might find a new way.
And I want you to enjoy photography. That's the most important thing.
John,
Your words mean a lot to me.
I'll keep on trying to make honest photos.
I am not interested in fake photography at all.
Kaku,
You really didn't have to apologize.
I knew that you were just trying to tell me what I didn't seem to know. It was very refreshing to try and shoot from different angles, thanks to your advice. It just made me realize once again what angle I'd like to shoot from and why I want to shoot from that angle.
John's photos are AMAZING.
Let's just wait for his next photo show.
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