> At 10:36 PM 7/22/01 +0200, you wrote:
> >>When using a "potato masher" keep in mind which way the shadows will
> >> fall. They will be in the photogaphs (it's part of the PJ "look").
> >> Select point of view and compose accordingly.
> >>
> >>-- John
> >
> >
> >Cool photos John. On my laptop they look quite hardish (contrasty)
> >even without the Tri-X. Nice mix of deep shadows and almost
> >overlightened subjects. The girl almost catching the bouqet is very
> >good timing. Anticipates the whole ritual behind marriages and the
> >future hopes and expectations they symbolize. Excuse my english, but
> >what is a (non-kitchen) "potato masher", and what does "the PJ look"
> >mean?
"Potato masher" is any T-45 like flash with a head on a column,
similar in silhouette to a potato masher or old German grenade.
PJ is probably Photo Journalism.
Tom
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