Anyone Who Doesn't Chimp Is A Chump
Jun 10, 2017 09:22:44 #
That depends on how you define "chimping". Lots of photographers who disparage it don't see it as just occasionally checking their monitor, but doing it excessively, like after almost every shot. The downside is doing it so much that you miss shots.
Jun 10, 2017 09:24:44 #
Jun 10, 2017 09:26:51 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Agree or disagree?
Yeah . . . you got a problem wit dat?
Jun 10, 2017 09:30:01 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
Why is it considered a bad habit? What is the downside? Should one feel guilt at some level for doing it?
Great questions.
Jun 10, 2017 09:30:24 #
Jun 10, 2017 09:32:18 #
Gene51 wrote:
Yeah . . . you got a problem wit dat?
Excellent!
Jun 10, 2017 09:37:41 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Agree or disagree?
Chimping is the new light meter and polaroid. Old days, we all carried an external light meter which we constantly checked, then crossed our fingers that we got it right once we got in the darkroom. Then the 35mm crowd got on camera (Leica M series) and later in-camera (Pentax, Nikon and lots of others) meters. So we looked at exposure needles and still crossed our fingers.
Now we have a nice display to evaluate our exposures, complete with histogram, along with those old match-needle tools as well.
If you were shooting rollfilm on a folding camera with a removable film pack, a Polaroid back was the go-to device to evaluate focus, blur, exposure and lighting contrast. Pre-chimping chimping if you may.
The only time I use an external meter these days is when I am setting up a strobe/speedlight lighting setup and I want to be precise about lighting ratios.
I don't miss those days, and really do enjoy the instant feedback.
Jun 10, 2017 09:38:27 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Great questions.
Yes, because it takes time and attention away from your subject ....
Jun 10, 2017 09:46:02 #
Click - raise camera up 2 inches - glance at screen - move camera down 2 inches.
That should not be distracting.
That should not be distracting.
Jun 10, 2017 09:46:10 #
imagemeister wrote:
Yes, because it takes time and attention away from your subject ....
So you don't check your images until you get home? Damn. You're a bad mother...
Jun 10, 2017 09:49:32 #
lwerthe1mer wrote:
It may be a bad habit, but I find myself constantly chomping. Call it insecurity, uncontrollable curiosity or whatever, but I like to make sure I have captured my subject.
Better to check and retake on site, than learn back home that the shot was crap.
Jun 10, 2017 09:51:23 #
CPR wrote:
Click - raise camera up 2 inches - glance at screen - move camera down 2 inches.
That should not be distracting.
That should not be distracting.
Could be if one does it after every shot or while in the middle of shooting subjects that are not or can not be posed. That's one reason I have automatic image review turned off. Plus it saves battery life.
Jun 10, 2017 09:57:39 #
Jim Bob wrote:
So you don't check your images until you get home? Damn. You're a bad mother...
If you want to be a better photographer, concentrate on your SUBJECT - not your camera .... 8-)
Jun 10, 2017 10:08:25 #
What an important statement!!! I confess to sometimes paying such close attention in camera to photos I have taken that I miss what's happening in front of me. Seems to me that a balance is necessary.
imagemeister wrote:
If you want to be a better photographer, concentrate on your SUBJECT - not your camera .... 8-)
Jun 10, 2017 10:14:51 #
Its the people that take a pic, then spend more time chimping then actually setting up the pic and the camera that bothers me.
I M at the point now where I look at the scene, decide I want F2.8, lots of movement so I want something around 1/600 of a sec, and its a dark room so I set ISO at 800... I know I'll get what I want, I may chimp or I may have checked the meter but once Im happy I dont chimp every shot.
I M at the point now where I look at the scene, decide I want F2.8, lots of movement so I want something around 1/600 of a sec, and its a dark room so I set ISO at 800... I know I'll get what I want, I may chimp or I may have checked the meter but once Im happy I dont chimp every shot.
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