From: S Wang (stwang@direcTVinternet.com)
Date: 12/20/02-02:25:20 PM Z
Claudia,
Although it seems that there is no need for such with 35mm, since the
viewfinders that come with the cameras would be perfectly adequate,
there is a different kind of clarity and insight that comes with a
large open frame viewfinder.
I would suggest cutting a 5"x 7-1/2" hole in a cardboard to
correspond to the 24x36mm proportion of 35mm film. Attach a string to
it and tie a knot at 5" for a 50mm lens, at 10" for a 100mm lens,
etc. The good thing about such a finder is that it allows you to look
intently at the subject, at life size, and not at a smaller or dimmer
representation.
This would be very similar to what we often do with beginning design
students: have them place a cardboard frame over "anything" and study
the structure, the composition, of the area, and draw it.
It also invites you to really imaging how the camera would see the
scene, sort of what Ansel calls Previsualization, or someone else's
"the Zen viewfinder".
Sam Wang
>Excuse the newbie question, but would someone be able to explain how this
>could be done with 35mm? Thanks,
>
>Claudia
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