Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In all my years of shooting, I have never regretted coming home with a shot, but I have often regretted not coming home with a shot that I didn't take because I hesitated, fiddled with the camera, ran out of film (battery), thought a better one would come along and in other ways thought 'next time'. Next times don't come and they don't look the same. If you want it, shoot it NOW! If a better situation develops later, shoot that too. Shooting professionally, the mantra was 'Film is cheap'. It wasn't, but the sentiment holds true. Now it's digital, shooting is cheaper on a per shot basis, and all you got to do is learn how to quickly edit. All you got to do. It takes a while, and you have to learn how to edit to suit your situation, but you can deal with it. Just don't not shoot, especially if you want/need that picture. And then there are some afternoons when a cafe with an espresso is more important. Henning On 2015-03-21, at 5:57 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, that is true, Nathan; however, when I was using film I would carry 300 > rolls of film for a week in Honduras or Guatemala. I didn't always use all > 300 but, since there is no way to buy film in the remote villages of > Central America, my worst nightmare was to be staying with a family and run > out of film. I never ran out but sometimes I did use all 300 rolls because > I was there and would probably never have the opportunity to photograph > that family in that village again. That's 10,800 photos per week - more > than I am averaging now with digital. Those I also had to develop, mount > and file. Now, as I scan all of those film photos, I am glad I took so > many and sometimes even wish for more with a choice of a slightly different > exposure or lens. I don't think I use a machine-gun approach. Every frame > is different in some way. During those years, I was taking photos for > several different agencies, for myself and for the families - all requiring > a different focus on the purpose of the photos. > > I will be 70 years old this year and I'm afraid it's too late to change the > way I work - until I decide to retire (die) > > Thanks, > > Tina > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 1:22 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> Hi Tina, >> >> May I ask a heretical question: are you perhaps taking too many photos, >> just because it is so easy with digital? You mention a figure of 16000 >> from >> your Cuba trip, That is more than I take in a year. Now, I realize that I >> am just an amateur while you are a pro, and I also understand that for >> your >> stock business you need some slight variations of each image, but still >> the >> number seems excessive. From the way you talk about the editing process, >> it >> seems to lead to an intolerable burden afterwards, when editing them. >> Perhaps a change from this machine-gun approach would be good for your >> health? >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 21 Mar 2015, at 03:15, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> You are right, Mark. I need to tweak all of them before I judge them. I >>> am 69 years old. I won't have time. I'm still scanning, all day every >>> day, the film from over 40 years of photography. I just finished >> scanning >>> 11,274 slides of Portugal I'm starting on Spain now, while I continue to >>> edit the photos from Cuba and Vietnam. >>> >>> Life is entirely too short. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Tina >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com