Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 3/6/2005 8:59:55 A.M. Central Standard Time, bdcolen@earthlink.net writes: Yes, it's true that many a shot ultimate requires cropping, but I personally take having to crop as at least a partial failure on my part B.D. Since I was a fisherman before I was a photographer, my attitude is that rarely is a fish ready to eat just after you catch it. One must clean it, get rid of that which is not tasty or digestible, and cook it lovingly and present it attractively. Most of the time when I see a picture posted, and I say, "this picture could benefit from cropping," or "this picture wants to be contrastier," and the shooter writes back, "Oh I never crop!" or "I never photoshop." When I get that back, I know the person probably can't cook, and possibly thinks Campbell's Gumbo is what we eat in Louisiana. Phooey. I've said it before, and I'll say it again and again, It is just laziness to not try to make your picture all it can be. Subscribing to some silly notion that you must always follow a rule that you made up in the first place takes a horrible toll on your creativity. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane ?galit?, libert?, crawfish