On 10/27/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's an understatement. > > >I've run into a lot of pro photographers who are only able to do what they do > >because the automation in the camera has enough skill to cover for them. > >I suspect that the % of truly skilled pro photographers is now hovering at > >an all time low. > > I've saw evidence of that at the photo shop. We used to do a lot of > processing for pros. When they started making the transition to digital > you could see who really had a handle on exposure and who didn't. Not > many did. >
the fellow who runs the lab at which i get all my b&w stuff processed tells me that he can tell by looking at exposed film who exposes manually and who sets their body on auto. those who expose manually have much more consistent exposures. those that rely on their cameras have exposures all over the place. draw your own conclusions... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
