Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/07/23

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Subject: [Leica] Four new film portraits
From: amagayneroshak at gmail.com (Alan Magayne-Roshak)
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:22:17 -0500

On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote:

>I developed a roll of Fomapan 400 last week, on which I had these four
portraits that I am quite pleased with.

>First, two ladies at the meeting of our book club in June. First, Caroline
(Dutch):
>https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Film-portraits/i-kLjM3GQ/A

>And then Viv (Romanian):
>https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Film-portraits/i-ZTBWBkT/A
<https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Film-portraits/i-ZTBWBkT/A>

>The last two are from earlier this month, when we had a dinner to say
goodbye to a much beloved Swedish colleague who is leaving us.

>Peter:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Film-portraits/i-cRK3X8F/A
<https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Film-portraits/i-cRK3X8F/A>

>Stephanie, a frequent victim of mine:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Film-portraits/i-H8D3sPV/A
<https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Film-portraits/i-H8D3sPV/A>

>Comments welcome as always.

>Cheers,
>Nathan
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Nathan, the first two are fine (although I could see less space on the
right of Viv, so she wasn't dead center),
but I have a problem with the others.  Both have the subject's profile
confused by the backgrounds.  I think the
camera should have been moved slightly in each case to give clear tones to
the edge of the face (attention to
micro-composition).

-- 
Alan

Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services
(Retired)
UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978
UPAA Master of the Profession 2014
amagayneroshak at gmail.com
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/>

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