This one time, at pdml camp, "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> - easier said then done. I feel really bad expecting people to pay for my > mistakes, so generally, I just "wear" it, and hope that I continue to > improve... I agree here to a point, then I look at Peter Lindbergh___s Pirelli calendar of 2002 and the shot for december of Julia Stiles with a pizza growing out of her head. Sometimes what you consider to be a mistake, maybe interpreted differently from others. See the offending shot here http://www.wildcherry.com.au/december.jpg When photographing musicians or other live acts, there is no right or wrong. With the strobing lights and bouncing subjects it is often hit or miss, just keep shooting. Then adjust the cost per 'good' capture to reflect the total cost. > - but as Tom said "anything less than 100% means that I am incompetent" as a > photographer. What do you (and others) think IS a realistic goal to aim > for? In the above scenario, a 10% success is not uncommon in my experience. An old fave of mine was a Sydney band 'psychotic turnbuckles' and you would think to give up after 5 minutes. In the studio or in nature shots where bracketing is required/recommended you have immediately reduced the success rate to a maximum of 33%, or, if you are bracketing 1/2 and 1 stop then you are down to 20% before you start to weed out shots where the model sneezed or tumbleweed blew in your face. A mentor of mine in Sydney once told me "only take the good shots" but I now realize that the good shots are not always on offer, so you use your skills to take the shots that are put before you. Kind regards Kevin -- ______ (_____ \ _____) ) ____ ____ ____ ____ | ____/ / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \____) \_||_| \____) \____) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia
