> fra: "CRB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I put these together because they're things I've either struggled to learn in the > past or am still learning. (I often struggle most with #4.) > > 1. Do you shoot snapshots quickly or do you plan ahead?
Depends on the subject. Still lifes and portraits are planned, while most other photos are photographed as seen. > 2. Do you pose people or just have them bunch together? I try to avoid such photos, but would have tried to pose them (and end up with something else). > 3. Do you use controlled lighting? Seldom, but I try to control the available light. I never use a flash because it is too difficult to control. > 4. Do you look at the whole frame in the finder, or just what is in the center? Always, all of it. I look at the findet, not at the subject, as the finder shows the picture you are making while the subject is only your aid to achieve the image. > 5. Do you ever use a tripod, monopod, or other support? Almost never. > 6. How long is it from the time you lift the camera to your eye until you snap the > photo? Anything from millisecunds and up. > 7. Do you shoot for pictures to keep or just because something looks nice at the > moment? Neither, I photograph whatever catches my interest. It may be pretty, weird, ordinary or just some sense of the moment, but hopefully never just "Nice". It is almost like a diary, but it doesn't show what I have done, only what I was interested in. > 8. Do you choose film based on the subject being photographed? I did, but usually ended up with Provia 100F. > 9. Do you evaluate the character of your photographs? Yes, often aided by other peoples comments (even when I don't agree with them). DagT (not sure if it was very helpful :-)
