[Leica] Re: Technical vs. artistic skill

[bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)]

All true, Aram. And keep in mind that with the digital p&s, unlike the film
p&s, there at least is EXIF data. So if they can come to the realization
that it exists, they have the equivalent of detailed notes taken with every
shot; they never would have had that with film p&s - all they'd know is that
the image is blurry. :-)


On 3/25/06 10:28 AM, "Aram Langhans" <dnaplasmid@compwrx.com> wrote:

>> From: "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Technical vs. artistic skill
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>> Larry,
>> The thrust of my comments were that you had to know what the device would
>> do
>> before you could get interesting results.  With the automagic cameras you
>> have no idea why an image turns out the way it does.  Make the mistakes
>> and
>> see what interesting images happen; screw up the exposure and you find out
>> about high key and low key.  Accidentally use a slow shutter and discover
>> blurs.  Screw up the focus and see what selective focus does.  It all adds
>> to the knowledge.
> 
> IF you choose to learn.  Unfortunately, most people will not, just as they
> did not with film.  Also, if you are not familiar with the nuts and bolts 
> of
> photography - how exposure works, how f-stop contriubutes to more than just
> exposure by changing depth of field, how shutter speed contriubutes to more
> than just exposure by freezing or not freezing the motion....  Plenty of
> film P&S cameras would give well exposed, focused crap, just like the
> digitals.  Those people who would have taken the time to learn from their
> film P&S cameras will continue to learn from their digital cameras.  Most
> people will just look at the funny composition on their well exposed, well
> focused picture of Aunt Gertie and just smile and be happy they have a 
> photo
> to remember the moment by, tree growing out her head and all.
> 
> It is harder to learn from an all auto camera if you do not know what the
> camera is doing, and w/o a nuts and bolts knowledge, a trial and error
> approach would be very frustrating indeed.  If you don't know the blur came
> from a slow shutter speed because you have no idea what that speed was 
> (yes,
> EXIF, but I don't know to may people witn P&S who know EXIF exists) how can
> you learn to repeat the effect if you like it?
> 
> Aram
> 
>> 
>> Don
>> don.dory@gmail.com
>> 
> 
> 
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