Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:00 PM, Duane Birkey wrote: > Well a quote is something that was true to the person who said it in the > context they said it in... And if the context was people who were > thinking about taking pictures instead of taking the moment as it > happened... and as a result they missed the moment altogether... well > there is truth to that... > > > > On the other hand... I never stop thinking when I am taking pictures... > I'm thinking about what is actually happening... what I want to > capture... what moments may happen... where I need to be to get those... > where is the light coming from.... what do I want to include or eliminate > from the background... > > > > As a moment happens.. I'm normally already in the right spot to start > shooting... but I'm still thinking about whether the moment is over... > and if there is another moment coming up... and if I need to move one > way or another... get closer or back up... and can I get a better > shot... > > > > There is fine line between thinking and instinct.... but I think a lot > of great photographers have the ability to think and shoot at the same > time... most amateurs do not... > > > > I have to look at a lot of photos taken by people who do not think before, > during or after they take pictures... They don't think about lighting, > composition, exposure, backgrounds... or for that matter what the subject > is and what the photo communicates.... And while they do often take > photos at the right moment.. everything else is wrong... that is > picture taking... me.... I prefer picture making... : ) +1 on all points Regards, George Lottermoser http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist