Originally posted by dtmateojr I'm sorry but film pros that shoot slide film get it right in camera. Photography practically ends when they trip the shutter. A JPEG is way more forgiving than slide film and you have immediate feedback on the LCD. No reason you can't get it right. Others have been doing this for ages.
Those that shoot negatives previsualize the print and they shoot accordingly. Adams expose for the shadows and develop for the highlights. Digital photographers now don't even know what they got until they get to their computers and spend another 5 hours clicking a mouse. Huge difference.
I am not against post processing but there is a time for everything.
I play the guitar as well and it's funny when you listen to beginners play the intro to Sweet Child Of Mine when they can't even bar a chord. That is the closest analogy I can think of.
Originally posted by Macario
there is no such thing of when not to shoot, there is only how to shoot.
That's what a lot of togs think. They think they can just get in a tour bus and expect a good shot.
Actually, you are totally wrong here. When you are talking about slides, then please also tell that when shooting slides, you choose which type of slide film you will shoot Also which developer, how to develop, push/pull process, cross process etc etc. So when talking about getting it right in camera as comparison to slides, then also please tell if somebody wants that. They have to tweak their jpg settings every time to suit their needs for that shot to get it right in camera. (very beginner friendly
) As when shooting with slides, you also do that. And let's not talk about film, then you also had to take in account paper, developer, dodging/burning. And when on this subject, let's talk about B/W film, even more PP is going, or do you really think that the greats (like Ansel Adams) got their shot's right in camera and did not do any PP while printing? Yes Adams did expose on shadows and develop on highlights, but then he had to print, and dodge, and burn, and choose the paper, and choose the grade.
There is much, much more to than to say you have to get it right in camera, because that is just totally untrue.
and what you said about trogs, well. Like I said before. There is no when not to shoot, only how to shoot. If you know how to shoot, you also know how to shoot a good picture from a bus, even if it would be moving.
Or do you really think that pro's that cover sports, or war or demonstration etc stop shooting because the sport etc is at noon and the light is then too harsh? Like what every beginner is told, don't shoot at noon, light is too harsh. Really? No, they know how to shoot. There is no when not to shoot.