Well, as they used to say in the old Certs ads, "you're both right!" <g>
I really don't think these two pieces of advice are mutually exclusive. Of course you take your time, look from many angles, compose as best you can, get the exposure right, and take your best shot. That's assuming you have the luxury of time. And if you can do that, after you've gotten your best shot, look some more. Maybe bracket the exposure. I really don't think it's a waste to take a few more shots from different angles, maybe change the focus if you're working with a narrow dof. Despite our (at least my <g>) best efforts, many times we miss something, or catch something on subsequent shots that isn't apparent the first time. Other than our time (at least for us amateurs), the cheapest thing we consume is film. Sometimes it's worth burning, imho, to get the best result. Just my two cents (Cdn). <vbg> -frank John Whicker wrote: > Bob Blakely wrote: > > > I say, "Don't be stingy with the film." > > > > Walk around, up and down and waste > > the whole roll on that subject. I say > > it increases the odds. > > Hi Bob, > > Thirty years ago I was taught the exact > opposite: "Treat every frame as though > it is the only one you've got". Nothing I > have seen, heard, read or done in the last > 30 years has caused me to doubt the > quality of that advice. > > Wasting film is wasting your time. Take > a little time with one shot, get it right, > and you won't need to waste the rest of > the film in the hope of achieving something > that is merely acceptable. > > Just my Euro 0.02. > > John -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
