On Aug 28, 2007, at 8:30 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: >> I think that the process of pre-visualization is compromised when you >> immediately see the results >on a digital camera. > > Interesting. Digital has just the opposite effect on me. I get to > see how I > captured my previzualized image & fine tune it if needed. I believe > its > making a better photographer of me.
Whether pre-visualization is compromised or not is completely up to you. The fact that with a digital camera you can make a capture and then determine immediately whether your pre-visualization achieved what you wanted is a very powerful addition to the repertoire of tools and techniques at your disposal. It can help strengthen your ability to pre-visualize results. But it is easy to be distracted by the feedback if you check the LCD after every exposure. That's just as bad as having no pre- visualization aids. To do the photography I love, I have to be there, in the moment, concentrating on my subject matter. Normally I leave the review function off as a consequence and review what I've achieved at appropriate times after a moment of shooting passes. I might shoot one or two exposure tests prior to a moment to test my ideas on exposure, however, or use the Digital Preview function to check an idea on DoF and focus point. And with digital image processing, post-visualization rendering becomes much more sensible in photography... Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
