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Glean: to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly.
When taking photos do you mentally consider framing and compositions or does 'second nature' come into play? Do you think or follow your gut?
Photos from May 1985
The topic has been lurking in the background, but the question crystalized recently when looking through a photo forum.
Of course both, but what is primary...
Casey
Glean: to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly.
When taking photos do you mentally consider framing and compositions or does 'second nature' come into play? Do you think or follow your gut? Photos from May 1985 The topic has been lurking in the background, but the question crystalized recently when loo...
Put two people in a setting with the same equipment
and you get two different photos. Over the long run the results are a body of work that shifts and changes. Everything that came before, including our vision of the future, is present in the moment. We bring it, but being able to adapt in the moment is ke...
I do think about framing and composition ...
but since I do mostly street shots I'm more concerned with focusing (especially with a rangefinder). With static shots like landscapes and building etc. then framing and composition takes priority and I can take my sweet time. Best fernando
It does happen very fast with live street scenes.
Staying one or two steps ahead helps, as does picking the background and working a location. Totally agree. ... Manual focus with RF is a challenge but in some ways easier than when using a split screen... some times it comes down to zone focus and a pray...
the elements make the magic...
Sometimes the only way through is experience and luck. Even with landscapes on a tripod the movables need to align - clouds, shadows, tourists... it can be a waiting game. How much is one willing to invest to achieve results. The one off is rare...
There’s a fine balance
Sometime trying to frame or compose too closely loses the moment. Great thing about digital is that you can shoot first to capture the moment and come back to tighten up the composition. Sometimes I frame too tight and realize in post that I missed additi...
Get one and then work the location.
Sometimes I prefer to work one location while other times the theme lends itself to a "shoot and move" approach. Sometimes it takes a few moments standing around to understand what's happening... to recognize the key components as they develop and sometim...
