Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Leinik Loc: Rochester NY

It is just information that can be useful to some. If you are not interested, just ignore it. When was the last time that more information was bad ? ;o)

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

When I saw a three screen dissertation.....

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

EXIF settings are potentially deceiving, unless you are looking at an unaltered SOOC JPEG. Why? Two use cases, two reasons:

> If the SOOC JPEG has been altered in post-processing software, you have no idea how much. And if it's more than 2/3 stop boost of underexposure, or 1/3 stop cut of overexposure, it probably looks unnatural, anyway.

> If a virgin JPEG was created after post-processing a camera raw file with extensive adjustments to exposure, blacks, whites, shadows, highlights, contrast, saturation, white balance, and other parameters found in parametric editors (i.e.; Lightroom Classic), then the original EXIF data is only a wet middle finger in the wind to the reader!

Then, of course, if you apply various neural filters or AI technology to a file, is the original EXIF data meaningful at all? No. And what if I copy one of my old 35mm film negatives from the late 1960s to mid-1970s, using my Micro 4/3 camera, and process that in Negative Lab Pro, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop? Does the result bear any resemblance at all to the data that accompany it, or to my original film camera settings? In both cases, the answer is, "No, of course not!"

Fish Hatchery on Planet Zork 2 (Tri-X film to digital raw to neural filtered fantasy…) At this point, the EXIF is gibberish.

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cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

Why can't someone profit from information about a target range of shutter speeds for blurry waterfalls, and use examples as a takeoff for their own test shots? If a successful image uses 1/x secs shutter speed, I'd know I probably didn't have to look at 1/10x. I've only been pursuing photography for about 70 years, the first twenty or so with a handheld meter, but I've only very rarely sought to shoot a blurry waterfall, so that sort of information would give me a starting point for my own investigations. And, again, what exactly is the harm?

terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Another reason I usually don't bother with them.
Obviously the EXIF information for a scanned image will not contain the data for the original image.
That's a no-brainer.

Oh, wait............

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Way back on page 1, I mentioned high contrast lighting, and shooting for a specific "look." I think that those who recommend sharing exif usually expose for best details in all areas of a scene and do minimal editing. They don't go out searching for the most extreme light they can find

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

"Harm" is potential mis-understanding by recipient (novice), but mostly I'm suggesting (strongly) that a basic course in exposure should be job #1.

terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains

I gotta say, Linda, that while your hands may be shaky, your logic is anything but...

Also, I find the "bokeh" stuff to be mostly hilarious. Some think it means blurring the background, some think it is the background, many shoot "bokeh" and don't worry about the subject, or the "bokeh" is the subject. It has been my purposeful practice to completely ignore "bokeh."

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The B word is often mis-used on flickr, in the examples you've listed.

I just looked up iPhone bokeh. At least this group of photographers understands

"Bokeh is a quality of the blur in the background of your photos. It’s characterized by soft light reflections that show up as out-of-focus circles. “Excellent bokeh” can also refer to the overall quality of the background blur, meaning it’s soft, creamy, and pleasing to the eye. Until recently, bokeh could only be achieved with a DSLR camera and a high-quality lens, but newer iPhone models are using innovative lens technology and special software to create gorgeous bokeh portraits. The iPhone XS models even allow you to adjust bokeh with a slider after you take a picture."

https://macpaw.com/how-to/iphone-portrait-mode

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bokeh is what "happens" in my shots.

Jack 13088 Loc: Central NY

Thanks! Better put than I. I would add that the process you describe be should be fun and rewarding even though it loops forever. The one with camera effect is the principal reason I haven’t purchased a new camera in several years. A new camera would get in the way when I get in the red zone.

Leinik Loc: Rochester NY

Three screens for a dissertation, that is really short !

Leinik Loc: Rochester NY

I do not think there is a typical category that would or would not benefit from shooting data. Some are just curious, what is the problem with that? And as has been rehashed enough, it depends on cases (photographs) and recipients (viewers). Again those not interested can ignore the data, those interested will read it. Is this such an issue??