Dag - Interesting. I could have written this! (though my prose style is a bit different and I don't use Provia.)
THough actually I use flash occasionally now - out of necessity only. annsan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 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 :-)
