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Re: Re: Comment: Disney '94

Posted by George Rady on November 02, 1999 at 17:55:55:
In Reply to: Re: Comment: Disney '94 posted by Dennis on October 31, 1999 at 06:59:37:

The main problem is the pose... the kids are stiff before the camera, esp. the little girl. She is uncomfortable, which makes the onlooker uncomfortable. I realize that the shot entails having "Mickey" stand still for a moment, long enough the snap the picture before he heads off to the next batch o'kids, but that's exactly what makes this kind of shot difficult.

Perhaps the kids aren't really that impressed with Mickey? If so, it's hard to get a good shot outta this setup. If they are, ya gotta catch 'em at the moment they first spy the Mickster and run up to him... by capturing their excitment over Mickey, you capture a "true" moment as opposed to a "posed" moment. If the set up is right... it's worth shooting a roll to get the one or two exposures that you'll wanna show your friends and hang up in the office.

The other, technical problem... the "flash" - way to strong for the picture. I assume you're shooting a PointnShoot which merely pumps out the maximum flash for the scene ( 'cause there's nothing in the picture itself to fool the meter.)

IMHO - get a better camera. If this is the same camera that shot the Christmas Train pictures, it's not really metering the scene well, which is throwing both the focus and the flash... and I assume you are not able to override the camera's settings?

We're swimming in a contentious area here, 'cause I apply the same set of rigid standards to all pictures, regardless of what audience they are intended for... hence I tend to look at pictures a good deal closer and harder than most people would even care about... but that's just moi.

I think, if you wanna raise the pictures up above the "typical" snapshot variety a little better equipment might do you well. If you wanna stay under $500, the Discussion Group may have some suggestions (as I don't shoot PnShoots and could not begin to tell which ones are better than the rest) but if you wanna stray above the $500 break point an SLR Nikon/Cannon will give you far more control over the output esp. with regards to matrix metering and controlled flash.

There's a reason these cameras cost more... I can see the difference between my primary Nikon N90 and my backup N50 and I'm close to dumping the N50 and stepping to an F5 - but that's cause I'm not married, have no kids and can afford this expensive hobby. The tougher act is to balance the equipment with one's own satisfaction in the results.

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