Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> >A very interesting comment, Mark, and one I don't understand.
> >First, how can you prep a shot with one camera and then make a
> >second "keeper" with anything but a static subject. IOW, if you're
> >shooting a living, breathing entity, the second shot will not be the
> >same as the first shot. All you can hope to do is get a general idea
> >of what the final shot will be like, but if the light changes or the
> >subject is no longer there, you're out of luck.
To which Mark Cassino responded:
>
> You are quite right, Shel - and I should clarify that I'm not using the
> digital to do this kind of work with dynamic objects. You really can't
> test-shoot a candid or wildlife, or macro of a living subject.........
> The other area is still lifes. I never did much with those either, but
> again the digital lets me experiment, reject things that don't work, and
> ultimately shoot something good with a 35mm.
I have often pondered on the prospects of getting really superb candid
shots. I mean such as where the exposure is absolutely spot-on, the grain
is just perfect and the composition is perfect. I know that this is the
sort of suggestion that might bring forth a certain amount of comment but
really what is intrinsically wrong with posing a studio shot like this?
I suggest that we all know the realities of life in any of hundreds of day
to day actual situations and the fact that someone has gone to lots of
trouble to make a perfect set-up which mimicks a real-life situation should
be as acceptable as for example taking a shot under adverse and at times
compromising circumstances.
I assume that the aim of such reportage will be to convey an image-based
message of what life is like in any given situation so why not stage it?
What is intrinsically wrong with a set-up which portrays life as distinct
from a "live" shot?
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