RE: [Leica] Digital cropping

[henry <henry@henryambrose.com>]

>The problem now is that with digital I think I think I'm overcropping. When
>I knew I had to make my prints in the darkroom my goal at the point of
>exposure was that I would print full frame. Just like Henry alluded to in
>his post. But I've noticed lately that I'm getting very lazy in my picture
>taking. I'm not framing as carefully. It's as subtle as not taking the extra
>moment to consider compostion before I snap the shutter. Why? Perhaps
>because I expect to crop. It's so easy. 
>
>I think that I'm pointing and shooting more. It's really apparent when I try
>making silver prints, like I did over the weekend. My D2 doesn't extend high
>enough. And no black borders. I always got such satisfaction printing full
>frame and feeling like I couldn't improve anything by cropping.   
>
>Dave

A lot of the work I do is digital product photography. If the product I'm 
photographing is slightly flawed, I can "fix" it - hand made prototype 
that in the final version is gonna have 3 buttons instead of 2 - no 
problem just clone another button in. Can't possibly get it all in focus? 
- - shoot 2 or more frames and blend them together - issue resolved!  Dust 
and lint all over the object - just a few mouse strokes and its perfectly 
clean. Need a little drop shadow? - you get the picture by now, I'm sure.

OTOH -

I LIKE real film - it makes me work! Lots of the above can happen to a 
scan from film but most likely not for me, I get what was there when I 
pushed the button and I LIKE that. 
And I want every square millimeter of that little negative working for me.

Henry