tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725092491907422831.post4221285113474744883..comments2023-03-27T09:25:08.088-04:00Comments on a small voice: Lag is a drag: Tips for shooting candids with point-and-shootsScott Bryanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07563306507898656084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725092491907422831.post-34236012918375699912010-07-12T09:33:54.237-04:002010-07-12T09:33:54.237-04:00This is a link to one of my favorite newspaper por...This is a link to one of my favorite newspaper portraits.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.poyi.org/65/09/03.php" rel="nofollow"> Third Place, <br />Christopher T. Assaf, <i>The Baltimore Sun</i><br />"OLD SCHOOL"</a><br /><br />It won 3rd place for the Portrait/Personality category in the <a href="http://www.poyi.org/" rel="nofollow">Pictures of the Year</a> contest a couple of years back. Great example of storytelling. You know just about everything you need to know about the guy without ever seeing his face. It's brilliant, but I bet it would drive a lot of unenlightened editors crazy. Probably wouldn't have been published in many (most?) newspapers.<br /><br />Too many people have narrow expectations about what a photograph should look like.Scott Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563306507898656084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725092491907422831.post-52856232177366574662010-07-12T08:41:31.811-04:002010-07-12T08:41:31.811-04:00You're right on about faces not always being n...You're right on about faces not always being necessary to tell the story, but convincing editors is tough. I've found the compromise usually is a second picture where the person's face is visible. Or even a small mugshot.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512343900171629001noreply@blogger.com