perfect results or not

[scottie]

perfect results or not?
Does it matter ?, we all strive to get "The perfect shot" time after time, but usually binning the "not so good" it's always good to get decent sharp images, but if they are not up to standard, sometimes it doesn't matter as we are all capturing a moment in time,
are we all getting carried away with technology, rather than concentrating on capturing "that moment in time" which we see through our eyes?
be it not up to perfection

[Harold2]

I think you may have a point Scottie, the number of shots i have binned because i thought they were crap but in retrospect may not have been to bad is unbelievable

[Barrowness]

I think the true difficulty is in defining 'the perfect' shot! What we think is pants someone else would think is marvelous! Also one thing with shots that aren't so sharp - you could always add a grainy sort of effect and say it was meant to be that way - lol!:rofl:

In essence though I do think we are uber critical - and I am one of the worst! But I think it strives to make us better in a way.

[badbadman]

I keep all my RAW images in folders on an external Hard Drive just in case I can use them. :top:

[flook]

I keep all my RAW images in folders on an external Hard Drive just in case I can use them. :top:


I need to buy an external drive for just this purpose, but do you keep a back up on another external drive?

when do you stop eh

wrt the original question, if its for yourself, the technical bits are less important than the aesthetic bits, if its for someone else, then vice versa :cool:

[Pipeman]

I Agree, Scottie. Far to much emphasis is placed upon the technical side and in the final analysis the technical side of an image is irrelevant.
A good image is in the eye of the beholder, whoever it is, and a good image is a good image, is a good image.

[Mike]

perfect results or not?
Does it matter ?, we all strive to get "The perfect shot" time after time, but usually binning the "not so good" it's always good to get decent sharp images, but if they are not up to standard, sometimes it doesn't matter as we are all capturing a moment in time,
are we all getting carried away with technology, rather than concentrating on capturing "that moment in time" which we see through our eyes?
be it not up to perfection

I think that because the technology has allowed us to strive for that elusive perfect image, that's what we strive to do. Pre digital meant loading the camera with film of the correct speed rating etc, taking the photograph (manual focus on my Ricoh KR10) , developing the film & then maybe a few tweaks in the dark room (dodging & burning). Photography has evolved, and hopefully we can evolve with it.... if we so wish.


Mike

[bryan]

i think this totally depends on the type of photography involved, but i know what you mean :), im not always capturing a moment in time, alot of the time im taking photo's of a staged set up and in this case, only the best will do :top:

[iron]

Interesting topic, computer back-up, the question how much should we keep or bin. Maybe we keep it just so much because we can. In the link below is an interesting conversation about where it's all going, and how fast. The younger generation are setting the pace but I wonder if they know quite where they're going - or why? It's only a short interview but it made me wonder where we'll all end up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00khmn1/In_Business_Craig_Barrett_interview/

[Jeni]

if im taking snapshots of my kids, i dont bin any of them, ever! if im taking set up shots, or ones i want to display online then i try for perfection. if something is not sharp, then it doesnt get processed, under exposed images i can try to rescue, over exposed images i try to be creative with and see what i can get out of them before moving on to the next one. i rarely bin anything, although i should do!

[Shaun]

I do think that the best photographer is the person who keeps their cool, captures the moments and keeps composure, resulting in a technically strong and effective image.

[scottie]

That sounds like me Shaun :rofl:
but all excellent replies keep em coming in which I thought would be an interesting topic
I can well remember a friend into music he bought one of the early record players and was well happy with the sound
later in life when things became more advanced he purchased a top of the range music system he would sit down to listen to a record and then say to me -"can you hear that noise on the record? that shouldn't be there"
so again that's just another story of how hi tech can take over the imagination
I, be it 65 am still willing to learn and try to keep up with all that's going on, the trouble is things are getting faster, where my brain is getting slower :rofl:
a silver surfer I may well be, but an analogue dinosaur----never