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...AND THEN THERE'S JOE...

Joe asked us to check his cheeks
for the "smile factor."
He registered an 8.9 on our SMILE-O-METER
out of a possible 10! Way to go Joe!!!
 
Look for Joe just below the tips on this page!

TIPS FOR THINKING MORE ABOUT THE SHOT

Mary Ellen Mark-

"You are never an objective observer.

By making a frame you are being selective."

 

HOW TO FRAME MOMENTS WITH A CAMERA

1. A photo is a way of calling attention to one thing.

  • Think of your selection as a cookie cutter...slicing out of reality whole interesting structures that maintain a life of their own.

2. Be aware of the edges of the frame, not just the center.

  • Concentrate instead on the viewfinder as a frame you place around your subject...not a site to aim through.
  • Your selection of people or objects affects the total composition of the picture, keeping it in balance and directing the viewer's attention to areas of importance.

3. Don't just point...Don't just shoot!

  • The ads may call it a "Point and Shoot" camera, but this kind of thinking can be harmful to a successful assignment.

Russians murmur ULIBANTIS (smile);
in Denmark it's APPELSIN (orange);
in Korea, KIMCHI (pickled cabbage);
and in Argentina, CHINCHULIN (cow's intestine).
 
(By the way...in answer to your many queries about the nature and authenticity of our "smile-o-meter"...that hand you see doing the pinching of Joe's cheek...that...is....our official...SMILE-O-METER)

 
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