Hi all, out of my year (or years?) of long lurking;
Larry, I found this book an interesting read -lot of the suggestions in this thread are mentioned in it: http://www.amazon.ca/Michael-Freemans-Digital-Photography-Tips/dp/1600594182/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1338425392&sr=8-8 I agree with Frank, a huge number of photos I like (not thinking necessarily about my photos, but from good photographers+) have technical imperfections, but these imperfections are compensated with a beautiful spontaneity and a sense of a moment that cannot be repeated again (not all of them, but a lot of them) and I would even say that those imperfections contribute to that spontaneity. as I write this I'm thinking about: http://www.bulgergallery.com/dynamic/fr_artwork_display.asp?ArtworkID=2332 and this photo of Borges: http://wildunicornherd.tumblr.com/post/9456572634 On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:47 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > A developing theme certainly seems to be forming: that of slowing it down, > taking your time, "getting it right". > > And that's great advice. > > There are situations, however, where that just isn't possible. A photo will > appear for a very brief time and if you don't snap ~now~ it will be lost > forever. The choice is sometimes between getting the (technically imperfect) > photo and getting nothing. > > At times like that it's important to be as prepared as possible by > understanding the "prevailing conditions" and being as ready as possible to > do almost anything in a very short period of time. If you snap and the photo > is "still there" be ready to then consider what adjustments might be > important in the time you have to re-adjust. > > I think that one of the things that is happening here is that we're getting > comments from photographers of different genres. Obviously a studio > photographer, a sports photographer, a nature guy and a PJ all have different > standards of technical requirement, different equipment available to them and > different time frames in which to work. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> > Sent: May 30, 2012 5/30/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:18 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com > <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Wow! That's a very complicated way of saying "get the focus and exposure >> right, keep the camera as still as possible." > > Mark! > > When I want the best technical quality in my photos, I use a tripod, > focus critically (manually), and use a light meter to assess the > correct exposure. > > More important than all of that, I slow way down and think carefully > of what I'm trying to achieve first, form a plan to achieve it, then > execute the plan carefully. > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
