On 12/29, Shel caused the following to appear on my CRT - >"No, pros didn't throw away the bad ones. They were saved on contact sheets > and negatives, and became valuable tools in both the editing process and > helping the photographer understand the shooting process."
Not the practice of the several pro outdoor photogs I know. They long ago stopped shooting things they know wouldn't sell & they have shot enough, under most conditions, that there are very few situations they aren't photographically familiar with. If what you say were true then the current digital pro would most likely be saving all digital images shot to learn the shooting process. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:34 PM Subject: RE: Who has an istDS? > No, pros didn't throw away the bad ones. They were saved on contact sheets > and negatives, and became valuable tools in both the editing process and > helping the photographer understand the shooting process. many photogs > "shoot to a climax" and having all the frames available is most helpful. > And sometimes, years later, the "bad one" could turn out to be a money > maker, or have some value for a client. > > The question I have is unrelated to shooting a lot of frames. It would be > nice to know why the DSLR shooters on this list feel a need to *tell > everyone* how many hundreds or thousands of frames they've shot. Most > respond to that question as you did: shooting more can improve their > photography. We all know that that's true to a certain extent. So why > mention the number of frames shot? It doesn't seem to reflect any > discernable improvement in many cases, based on the images posted to the > PAW, PESO, and PUG. The good photogs are still good, and the poor photogs > are still struggling even after 5,000 images. > > Frankly, I think many photogs are too busy checking histograms and playing > with their modes instead of concentrating on subject matter, composition, > lighting, focusing, and interpretation. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > A useful rule of thumb, for making good photographs, was always this: > Take > > a lot of photographs. Then throw away the bad ones. Pro's always did this. > > With digital, this is not a financial issue anymore. > > I have owned my *ist D for 4 months now. I am still keeping up an average > of > > 75-100 shots a day. > > I do not accept that this is a bad sign in any way. > > Besides, I love taking pictures. Only problem is I can't use a flash very > > often, because this would be extremely annoying for other people. So, now > I > > must shoot at higher ISO values. But that's not really a problem. > >
