Post your favorite photography myth-buster! Mine: Hasselbads are no good for shooting hand-held. Bunk! I did a whole year book project using one just that way. I even made 16"x16"...

RAFriedman Loc: NYC/ Philadelphia

Mine: Hasselbads are no good for shooting hand-held. Bunk! I did a whole year book project using one just that way. I even made 16"x16" prints with no problem. Also, the Hassy has a mirror release that you can hit first before doing a critical shot and the camera is easily as smooth as a TLR. I've rambled all over NYC with one and never used a tripod. Some of the shots are here:
http://rafriedman.com

Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)

Always shoot RAW.

Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC

RAFriedman wrote:

Mine: Hasselbads are no good for shooting hand-held. Bunk! I did a whole year book project using one just that way. I even made 16"x16" prints with no problem. Also, the Hassy has a mirror release that you can hit first before doing a critical shot and the camera is easily as smooth as a TLR. I've rambled all over NYC with one and never used a tripod. Some of the shots are here:
http://rafriedman.com

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Tom G Loc: Atlanta, GA

RAFriedman wrote:

Mine: Hasselbads are no good for shooting hand-held. Bunk! I did a whole year book project using one just that way. I even made 16"x16" prints with no problem. Also, the Hassy has a mirror release that you can hit first before doing a critical shot and the camera is easily as smooth as a TLR. I've rambled all over NYC with one and never used a tripod. Some of the shots are here:
http://rafriedman.com

One Word Describes This work...EXCELLENT. However, more specifically, Interesting Subject Matter, Wonderful Composition, and Great Photographic Quality.

RAFriedman Loc: NYC/ Philadelphia

Thanks so much! Much appreciated!

RussellG

Fixed focal length lenses are always superior to zoom lenses.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

You can improve your photographs by calibrating your monitor.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Canon is better than Nikon.

A camera upgrade will not improve your shooting.

Turn vibration off when shooting 1/500 second or faster.

Admin is not a blue emu.

Blondes have more fun.

Natalie Knott Loc: Fort Bragg, CA

Your work is beyond excellent, if only I lived closer I'd take a class with you.

CaptainBobBrown

my 'favorite myth'? That putting a 100 mm lens on a 1.5 crop frame changes the effective focal length of the lens to 150mm. What doesn't change is the size of your display so if you display your crop frame image on full screen it will appear the same as a 150 mm image shot on a 'full frame' sensor and displayed at the same dimensions. The crop frame image is "blown up" to fill the software's image frame size, not that the image itself appears shot at a longer focal length. If you've got both full frame and crop frame bodies you can try it for yourself.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

If you own a camera, you are a photographer.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Fotoartist wrote:

If you own a camera, you are a photographer.

Ah, but the reverse is true - if you don't own a camera, you can't possibly be a photographer.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

You need more megapixels to print larger.

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

If you accepted money for an event or a photo, you are a pro.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

‘IF YOU CAN’T DO IT IN CAMERA, YOU (AND YOUR PHOTOS) SUCK’