jokescache1 Loc: SW Utah

anyone out there who believe,"what I shoot is what you get"???? I got nothing against all this shopping[don't know anything about it]/HDR stuff,but just try to drive myself to take pics everyone enjoys viewing/buying...
am a pentax user so also want to know any others..--joe

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

yes you should take the time to compose and double check in the viewfinder before pressing the shutter release. I'll even give you that the idea of i'll snap away and fix everything in software is a lazy very bad idea. I happen to feel that most photos can be tweaked in software to improve them, There is nothing wrong with your approach however. That is the wonderfull thingg about photography, there are such a wide arrange of techniques and looks. as long as you like your photos the way they come out, then that way is perfect. most of my photos are at most cropped and colors are boosted a bit. that's it. maybe converteesd into sepia or black and white.

snowbear

I try for getting right in the viewfinder, but have no problem with tweaking exposures, cropping, dodging, and burning. All of these are done in the film darkroom. I guess one of the only "real natural" methods is using a polaroid. ; )

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

I try to gt as close as I can while shooting, but if I could do it on a B&W enlarger it's acceptable, straighening, perspective, even burn & dodge, I'm not big on combining multiple shots, odd colors, deletions. I will play with HDR but I do try to get it right in the camera, Bob.

jokescache1 Loc: SW Utah

morning all, thank you,nice to know there are some out there that think like me..this other stuff is cute/pretty/fantastic/etc/etc,but its just "pixar",and they do it even betterLOL..--joe

john339 Loc: Clyde Calif. USA

All the afterwards fixing takes time that you could be shooting more photos. Take a minute to frame and check settings and move around a bit. Then snap it.