Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Cedric Agie <cedric.agie at gmail.com> wrote: > Before going back to the lab or in the field to a similar situation I > just have a short look to my notes to remember what was best. Not only > with a camera or lens, but also if I have a new flash. I could not > imagine testing new studio flashes without making several tests and > taking notes. How many sets of studio flashes do you buy in a career? > The same with macro-photography or reproduction of > difficult subjects like paintings, antiques, jewelry etc. Of course > digital photography makes things easier and you can go faster to a > final if not better result. > I'm not sure how previous setups can influence new ones, especially in macro work. I've done my share of fine jewelry and every piece needed individual attention. In my current work, I do a great deal of difficult images such as paintings and very old documents, and again, each item needs to be examined and treated as an individual. > > If I take notes in the lab or back home from the field, I do it as > soon as possible. They are usefull later when I look at pictures, > when projecting them on a screen or watching them on a computer > screen. So I can compare results and make up my mind when there is > something new. All professional photographers I know (but they are > few) work the same way and sometimes compare their results. I guess > amateurs never or seldom do so and prefer endless discussions about > subjects, in fact articles, they have just read somewhere and that > they take for granted. > I'm not sure what you are saying here, except that if you are saying all professional photographers take notes, then you are dead wrong. I'm not out there any more, but I was for many years. Read this: Professional Photographers Take Pictures. They don't scribble, except for cutlines if they are news guys. > When a professional photographer reads something new, he has an > attitude of prudence, he first wants to know what and why, before > accepting (buying) anything. Even with Leica and Hasselblad. > I agree. > > Regards. > > Cedric > > > > > > > > > > > 2013/3/25 Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>: > > Ted sed: > > "I DON'T CARE WHO THE HELL THE PHOTOG IS, THERE IS ONLY ONE THING YOU > NEED TO > > DO ! and that is shoot successful, interesting and on > > occasion....... mind-blowing photographs." > > > > If you're a scientist engaged in optical experiments comparing the > > composition of various silica glass lens components, I could see > > making careful notes between each shot. > > > > If you're doing catalog work, and consistency is important from page > > to page, even if you are working in various locations, I could see > > making careful notes between each shot. > > > > If you're shooting stills from an undersea vehicle of say the Titanic, > > and you do some tests, I could see making careful notes between each > > shot. > > > > Hopefully, we approach a picture from the other side. We take our > > experience, look at what the camera is telling us, and decide if it is > > telling us the truth. > > > > Sometimes cameras and light meters lie. They really do. > > > > Guys like Ted know when the camera is fibbing. They don't need > > notes, or notebooks, or ledgers. They have it in their heads; maybe > > in their fingers. > > > > If you find yourself fiddling around with a camera, looking at a > > notebook, then you need to be carrying a photographer's bag instead of > > pretending to be one. > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA