tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post5215630530166412270..comments2023-11-29T00:37:27.962-08:00Comments on PRETTY GIRL SHOOTER: Feverish Diligent Photography eBook AuthoringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-43475852204197251052013-05-29T12:05:48.013-07:002013-05-29T12:05:48.013-07:00@Rick: Thanks, Rick, for reminding me to undersco...@Rick: Thanks, Rick, for reminding me to underscore the value of practice in my new book. I know I've done so in my previous and I will do it again in this new ebook. Practice, Practice, Practice!jimmydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250574229270573468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-27330564235810802652013-05-29T10:30:27.528-07:002013-05-29T10:30:27.528-07:00When I entered this wonderful hobby of people phot...When I entered this wonderful hobby of people photography I sought out books that included BOTH an image and an illustration of the lighting set up. I still studied the image to see what the light was doing according to the lighting diagram only because I'm a skeptic and thought the author was maybe slipping something else into his light set up that he/she didn't put in the diagram.<br /><br />My skepticism came from the conundrum, "Hey I did everything the book said to do and my pictures don't look like that." However, a few thousand images later they started to look like they did in the book. So much for instant gratification. The author never said I had to practice.<br /><br />The voices you use in preparing your book NEED to be your voices. All authors have a style and you have a following because of your writing style. So ignore the voices in your head and pay close attention to the ones coming out of your finger tips.<br /><br />Rick DavenportRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033099579079928848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-32150243002727596432013-05-27T14:37:49.789-07:002013-05-27T14:37:49.789-07:00Señor JimmyD,
I've read (i.e. I own) your thr...Señor JimmyD,<br /><br />I've read (i.e. I own) your three books -Zen and Guerrillas-, I have been following your blog for over a couple of years now. I honestly read it carefully before clicking to enlarge ;). Your style of writing is engaging and pretty easy to follow (I am fluent in English but not a native speaker, I live 1900 miles south of you) and the things I most enjoy are your opinions, sometimes spontaneous but always honest. I really like (admire) is you speak of the craft, not the dependence on gear. <br /><br />I like that in this coming book you won't be using "models". I photograph competently people, some beautiful, some not, but all interesting. I am looking forward to reading your lessons on this.<br /><br />Following on Rick Horowitz's comment I have been looking at the use of light by some painters (Sargent and Sorolla come to mind) or the Weston nudes, great images under definitely flash-free light. If possible you could try to use those kinds of images as examples too (I've no idea of copyright rules so this might not be possible).<br /><br />I, for one, will get your book as soon as it is available. I know I WILL learn something.<br /><br />Saludos,<br /><br />LorenzoLorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688571681492023951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-51751405919545347032013-05-26T13:44:32.161-07:002013-05-26T13:44:32.161-07:00@Rick: I don't know how inspirational the phot...@Rick: I don't know how inspirational the photos I'm including are. Many of them are shot specifically for the book in order to demonstrate natural light portraits and how the tools can be used to manipulate and exploit the light. I'm less interested in making memorable images for it than I am images which illuminate the reader. (Pun intended.) As for voice, I write a lot. I've been writing for much of my adult life. That includes script and treatments, technical documents, business writing (I taught a class for a few years), some magazine articles, blogging, and more recently, ebooks. I can't say I agree that my writer's voice should be the same for all those varied writing projects. In fact with scripts, character dialogue means writing in more than one voice, i.e., each character has his or her own voice. I haven't read as many books on writing, creative writing or otherwise, as you have but I've read a few in my time. Perhaps more than a few.jimmydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250574229270573468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-253469861908725332013-05-26T13:35:29.733-07:002013-05-26T13:35:29.733-07:00Not to say that your friend is wrong, but I don...Not to say that your friend is wrong, but I don't totally agree, either. <br /><br />Every writer (including you, including me) has a voice that is their own. If you haven't just naturally recognized it already, then you're not writing enough. <br /><br />I've probably read -- I kid you not -- over 150-200 books on the subject of writing. I've also taken writing courses, including a pretty good course from Gotham. (If you don't know the Gotham Writers Group, you might want to Google for it. It's worth what it costs.) <br /><br />From personal experience, though, I can tell you that when I look for instructional guides on photography, I will AUTOMATICALLY put a book back on the shelf if there aren't enough good examples demonstrating what the book is talking about. Stupid little thumbnail shots, or poor demonstrations, or uninteresting photos -- I'm not buying that book. <br /><br />Lighting diagrams are nice, but since I'm going to study the images anyway, your dialog can cover that for me. But without the images, no sale. <br /><br />In fact, lately I'm on a mission to try to find the kinds of books that are just chock-full of inspirational images that will help drive my creativity. <br /><br />So there's MY two-cents worth. ;) Rick Horowitzhttp://soshootme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-64316111981781304042013-05-26T04:35:49.853-07:002013-05-26T04:35:49.853-07:00For me, illustrations are very important in unders...For me, illustrations are very important in understanding what you are trying to say. In most cases, a shot of the setup along with the finished shot will tell me what you are doing. The why is something that will have to be put in words.Bill Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489162998247361041noreply@blogger.com