Excellent questions Tom. I've printed this out to carry with me on my "expeditions".
Thanks Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 2:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Taking the Time... was Questions to help improve your > photographic skills > > > Interesting questions. Several (all related questions) not on the list, > that I most often try to ask myself when shooting are: > > Why do I want to photograph this? > What excites me about what I am seeing? > How can I compose or render what I'm seeing so that a viewer not present > will feel and see what I'm seeing? > > > When I take the time to do this, I believe I see noticeably > better results > in my own work. > > > Tom C. > > > > > > >From: "CRB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Questions to help improve your photographic skills > >Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:15:12 -0400 (EDT) > > > > > >I put these together because they're things I've either > struggled to learn > >in the past or am still learning. (I often struggle most with #4.) > > > >1. Do you shoot snapshots quickly or do you plan ahead? > > > >2. Do you pose people or just have them bunch together? > > > >3. Do you use controlled lighting? > > > >4. Do you look at the whole frame in the finder, or just what is in the > >center? > > > >5. Do you ever use a tripod, monopod, or other support? > > > >6. How long is it from the time you lift the camera to your eye > until you > >snap the photo? > > > >7. Do you shoot for pictures to keep or just because something > looks nice > >at the moment? > > > >8. Do you choose film based on the subject being photographed? > > > >9. Do you evaluate the character of your photographs? > > > > > >Sincerely, > > > >C. Brendemuehl > > > >------------------------------------- > >"Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most > >advantageous > >employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, > >indeed, > >and not that of the society, which he has in view. But the study > of his own > >advantage > >naturally, or rather necessarily, leads him to prefer that > employment which > >is most > >advantageous to the society." > > > >--- Adam Smith, "The Wealth of Nations" > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > >The most personalized portal on the Web! > > > >
