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A Note From Al
How Lucky
Can One Guy Be?
 This
is Jesse, Sharon's son, with our staff writer Maggie. I will let you decide
which one has the "Fresh Mouth". In case you are wondering, yes he is a
biker dude. But a very lucky biker dude. Jesse lives in Missouri and
recently came to Florida to visit his mother. His luck started when he
booked his flight on-line. Round trip cost him less than $160. How can that
be you ask? A flight like that usually runs over $400. Seems someone forgot
to add in the fuel charge. To bad for them because our boy Jesse already
paid for his ticket. True, he had to land in Orlando at midnight to get that
fare but it was well worth it, don't you think?
Most people would have been happy with that savings and walked away happy.
Bikers never walk, th ey
ride. Cars when motorcycles are not available. So after he booked his flight
he reserved a rental car. Mid size but cheap. He is a big boy and frugal,
right? Keep in mind he did not arrive at the car rental place until
midnight. They informed him that after a busy day of renting cars the only
thing they had left was this Mustang Shelby GT convertible. Not only that
the lucky SOB got it for $24.95 per day, unlimited mileage.
Still his luck held. I happened to know of a plac e
where he could get a hair cut and his ear pierced for next to nothing. I
could explain how all this came about but this is really a case where a
picture is worth a 1000 words. So how much did it cost him to have his ear
pierced? Only the cost of a brand new Harley Davison motorcycle.
Seems size doesn't matter to those biker dudes, or ear
pierces either.
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See What Happens When You Sit On A Keg Of
Nails
Remember last month I told you of Dick Greco, past mayor of Tampa, sitting
on a keg of nails from
is fathers hardware store.
Well it seems when you sit on a keg of nails long enough you could turn to
stone, or bronze at the very least. Really folks our man Dick Greco is now
immortalized for all to see at the Trolley Plaza in downtown Tampa.
This structure will forever be know as the Dick Greco Trolley Plaza where
everybody gathered to unveil Dick's new statue. I say "UNVEIL" because when
I first got there it looked to me that there may be some type of cover-up
going on that I did not know about and didn't stand a ghost of a chance of
learning the cold hard truth.
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Welcome To
Maggie's Corner
WARNING:
All content has been translated from
"Puppy Speak" to "English"
so
Maggie can speak to you, and you can understand her.
Did You Know They Eat When They Leave Me
At Home?
I know this is because when Mom takes the pictures from Dad's camera and
puts them in the
computer after a shoot where they have left me at home alone, I can see food
pictures. Even though I am a small dog I am no little "Shrimp" and truth be
told I do not eat a lot of fruit.
However when I see picture after picture of "Cheese", "Ribs",
"Candy" and lots of "Deserts" Well what's a girl to do? I even dream
of "Fruit" before and after.
You will have to excuse me now while I go chew on Dad's slippers. You would
think they never heard of a "Doggie Bag" for crying out loud.
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Can I
Be Candid?
More To
The Point, Can You Be Candid?
So often I hear this from a client, "Just get some candid shots. I just
don't want to see the backs of heads like the last guy did."
To give them the type of pictures they want, the first thing is to
understand what a "Candid Photograph" is and how it differs from a posed
picture. Truth be told there could be lots of differences. Anything from
Lighting, Camera Settings, Posing Of The Subject, Backgrounds, Props, and
the most important one, Cost To Produce The Photograph. Or we could simply
say "TIME TO GET THE SHOT." Because a good Candid Shot could involve all
those elements just like a Portrait. You simply shoot it faster with little
or no prep.
Here are some samples of what I consider good Candid Photography and why.
 This
one is just cute. As I was walking by I saw this little boy and stopped to
ask him, "Is that some good food?" Of course he didn't say anything. He just
looked up at me. Quick shot and I moved on to the next target.
Here we see three people talking at a table. They did not even know I took
the shot because I shot it as I walked by. I never stopped walking.
Here you see I broke my own rule and the orders of the client. Yes, you can
see the back of someone's head. You can also see Hope pinning on Henry's
rose. Sometimes two goods cancel out one bad, and if the shot was really
good there is always Photoshop.
I know, this shot looks posed and to a certain extent, it was. These ladies
were talking and I interrupted them and asked, "Ladies, let me get a
picture." They shifted around a little, I took an extra second to make sure
they were looking at the camera and smiling. Quick and easy. It is still a
candid shot in my book.
Bottom line, a Candid Picture is one that takes little or no extra time to
execute because you are using the AUTO setting on your camera, available
light or camera flash, and your subjects are doing something that tells a
story. (Remember last month's lesson?)
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY SHOOTING
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Well that's it for this time. Let me know if there is any
subject you want us to cover or any pictures you want to see.
Al
Allen
P.O. Box 3707
Brandon, Florida
33509-3707
813.662.6832
alallen@alphoto333.com
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