Note also, its not clear at all how "sponteneous" some of Cartier-Bresson's
most famous shots (like the one with the puddle) really were.
Another famous french "grab shot" of a kid on the back of a bike with a loaf
of bread sticking up, was also very staged with multiple passes at getting
it right. If a photographer isn't focussed on 'getting it right' - then
their hit rate will be well below those who are so focussed, but don't
always.
re Arch Digest, 6x6 should be good enough - the printer used for the
magazine can't render what a 6x6 can capture - 80Mpixels gives you 725 dpi
at 11x14.
----- Original Message -----
From: <focus@adnc.com>
To: <karlsch@earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 4:17 PM
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Re:Re:shoot first, fix it later
If the intended use is such that "right" is indistinguishable (for the
intended audience)
from "fixed in Photoshop" then I see no reason to waste the extra time.
Remember, my original example was quarter-page usage. If it was
full-page-in-Architectural-Digest usage then I'd firmly be on the side of 4
x 5, not even 6
x 6 + shift lens would likely be good enough. My whole point was that you
have to analyze
the situation and see which approach makes more sense. I believe a heedless
"we'll just fix
it in Photoshop" is just as wrong as "the shot's gotta be perfect on film, I
don't care if
takes hours"
It's also interesting to see Cartier-Bresson invoked (by someone else) in
this discussion.
Given his vehement opposition to cropping, I've gotta believe he'd have
taken an immensely
dim view of ANY Photoshop alteration.
Tim Schooler wrote:
> At 12:00 AM 12/4/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>
> >There's a whole branch of the photographic art that involves the fast
> >snapping of pictures, without time to get the lighting, composition, or
> >focus just right.
>
> Whether thats art or not is probably a topic for another discussion. But
> it seems we were talking about photographing a building when this started,
> and I still see no reason not to take the time to do it right. That
applies
> to many areas of photography.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Tim Schooler
>
>
>
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