Rules I made for myself.
Nov 11, 2019 10:52:23 #
par4fore wrote:
One in a thousand is hopefully worth printing and hanging.
Those are terrible odds... even if you are shooting mostly in burst mode. It seems to me as if you are not really concentrating on what you are doing, you don't have a clear vision on what you are trying to achieve, and/or you are repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Imagine going to a portrait studio and the photographer required a thousand shutter clicks to finally get it right. My first impression would be, this photographer has no clue what he/she is doing!
Nov 11, 2019 10:53:54 #
par4fore wrote:
GOD BLESS OUR VETS! br br 40 years of shooting, s... (show quote)
More "good" information in this post than you find in some books.
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Nov 11, 2019 10:58:49 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Those are terrible odds... even if you are shooting mostly in burst mode. It seems to me as if you are not really concentrating on what you are doing, you don't have a clear vision on what you are trying to achieve, and/or you are repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Imagine going to a portrait studio and the photographer required a thousand shutter clicks to finally get it right. My first impression would be, this photographer has no clue what he/she is doing!
How about another way of thinking about it: he has extremely high standards, maybe comparatively higher than yours.
Nov 11, 2019 16:02:50 #
TBerwick
Loc: Houston, Texas
I definitely like your HDR reminder. I do not care for the HDRs that looks like an alien landscape due to highly developed contrast & ultra saturated color. Less is frequently more.
Nov 11, 2019 16:12:47 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Great words! Might even become a link as feedback to new posts looking for feedback. Consider one more:
One must delete as many frames as needed to isolate the keeper.
One must delete as many frames as needed to isolate the keeper.
OR, as we said in the slide days, and applicable to many other activities; "It is ALL in the wrist." I only did the long division to figure the cost of keepers based on film and processing costs only. It approximated the per pound cost of hobbyist angler caught fish. But, only 1/10th the cost of Hunter "harvested" deer. Maybe compared to the cost of a pizza big enough to feed a family of four.
A great hobby!
C
Nov 11, 2019 16:15:00 #
Nov 11, 2019 16:27:16 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Those are terrible odds... even if you are shooting mostly in burst mode. It seems to me as if you are not really concentrating on what you are doing, you don't have a clear vision on what you are trying to achieve, and/or you are repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Imagine going to a portrait studio and the photographer required a thousand shutter clicks to finally get it right. My first impression would be, this photographer has no clue what he/she is doing!
Joel Sartori is a 20 yr plus, highly acclaimed National Geographic photographer. According to him about 1 shot in every 1000 gets used by Nat Geo.
Nov 12, 2019 07:12:50 #
Nov 12, 2019 07:13:48 #
ggab
Loc: ?
CHG_CANON wrote:
Photography has no rules, it is not a sport. It is the result which counts, no matter how it is achieved. ~ Bill Brandt
Photography has no rules, however Photographers should. ggab
Nov 12, 2019 07:54:39 #
Nov 12, 2019 08:20:05 #
par4fore wrote:
GOD BLESS OUR VETS! br br 40 years of shooting, s... (show quote)
You have Good Study Habits and a sound idea of what makes the photographer. Thanks
Nov 12, 2019 08:24:04 #
Nov 12, 2019 08:37:06 #
Very good set of rules/advice. Especially the picking one of the five same shots for a keeper
Nov 12, 2019 08:49:28 #
Nov 12, 2019 08:54:37 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
I photograph for my enjoyment. If others enjoy what I do even better. Some of my subject are just what I call street photography.
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