On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 06:23:41AM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > A couple of years ago I was watching a fellow shoot a portrait for cover > for a local magazine. He was using a 'blad, and shot three rolls of what > was essentially the same pose, changed the setup, and shot another three > rolls of that scene. I talked with him a bit and asked why he shot so many > frames of the same scene. Apart from saying that he looks for subtle > variations in each picture, he also mentioned that with the mirror blackout > he never really knows what he's got, so he shoots a lot of frames for > insurance. I'm sure he'd have shot a lot of frames anyway, but perhaps the > need to deal with unknown results due to mirror blackout caused an increase > in the number shot. > > The rangefinder doesn't change the outcome but it does allow the > photographer to be aware of what he's caught on film, and that knowledge > can make the difference between a keeper or a tosser ;-))
Digital, of course, let's you see exactly what you caught, immediately. Otherwise it's hard to be sure if that blink you spotted results in a sultry expression, with eyes half closed, or a blank, eyeless shot.
