My photography is a mix of both. I always carry a camera on my morning (or evening) walk, and usually carry just one lens. So a large proportion of the images coming from those walks are found images. But, if I see something that demands more attention, I will revisit with the appropriate gear and spend more time on it. Probably then I'm 'making' my photos. For big family occasions (hatchings, matchings and other celebrations, including on one occasion a wake!) I will plan to take a full complement of gear: it's likely I will need to cover wide to long focal lengths, as the light changes I may need flash for fill-in or prime lighting. When shooting film, I will usually have 400ASA film to ensure I can cover all natural light conditions and deal with fast-moving children, who seem to comprise a lot of my subjects nowadays. So I guess those are planned shooting situations, but where some shots will be spontaneous and therefore not 'made'.
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Tuesday, 1 February 2011 7:45 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: finding pictures or making pictures? While waiting for my backdrop to dry at the laundromat, I had fifteen minutes to kill, so I went for a short photo walk. On my way back, I realized that the fast majority of my photography is mostly "finding photos" rather than "making photos" where I set out with a particular idea planned out. I'm curious how often the people on this list work from even a rough plan, versus just going out and seeing what they find. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
