Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A great photo is a great photo. Who gives a rat's a** what percentage is pre- or post- processing? Results count. Everything else is so much... Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Feb 20, 2006, at 7:42 PM, Douglas Nygren wrote: > While you may say that you prefer the photographer who takes the > photo in the camera to the one who make it in the darkroom, I > hasten to inform you are dreaming if you think all the work can be > done at the moment you snap the photo. It is the rare photo, that > comes out of the camera without needs a little here and there. This > is true in the digital and the wet darkroom. When you snap the > photo, the process has only just begun. If the day is overcast, you > have to deal with the lack of contrast. If you don't, you will have > a flat photo. An awareness of how photos print will allow you to > expose your photos better. > > Now I imagine you know that great Ansel Adams' photo of sunset > over.... That photo could not be done the way it is without much > work in the darkroom. The sky could not have been that dark to have > gotten that exposure without the moon looking differently. > > I might add that even if one takes a perfect photo, one is > dependant upon a lab to print it correctly. My experience has been > that most labs are dreadful. If you find a good one, never let it > go. I started to print my own photos in order to get the most out > of my prints. > > First you take the photo. Then you have to print it and a good > photo can be ruined through poor printing. If you are just a > "shooter," that is someone who just shoots, I guess this doesn't > matter. Photography can be more than just shooting, however. There > is a place for skill in the field backed up by skill in the wet or > digital darkroom. > > Cheers--Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information