[Leica] Shoot less... ?

[Ted Grant]

John McMaster OFFERED:
Subject: Re: [Leica] Shoot less... ?

>>> I have wondered that, I cannot imagine taking 16K shots in a few weeks
without binning the vast majority (no good or repeats). I am a sparse
shooter (not sure if I have taken more than 200 shots in a day) but with
what I regard as a high success rate.....<<<<<<<<<<<

JOHN MON AMI,
Don't become a documentary photographer and have a "WHEAT HARVESTING
ASSIGNMENT!" That's everything LIFE to DEATH" OF A MONTH OR TWO on the
ground, in the air shooting aerials! The day is usually pre-sunrise until
moon is up.............EVERYDAY! Ok so maybe a couple, you sleep in until
5.30 a.m.! :-)

One never ever thinks about how many frames simply because you are recording
a "PHOTO ESSAY" covering everything that occurs lives/dies during the month
or two!

That includes the "field mice or gophers to filling the tractor fuel tanks
to the farmer's wife making/baking the meals.............. To tell and show
"THE HARVESTING FARMERS LIFE CORRECTLY IS TO SHOOT EVERYTHING FROM BIRTH TO
DEATH!" Every single moment while you are on the assignment. And the LIFE of
the DAY IS IN MOTION!

The number of frames doesn't matter as long as you completely have your "ASS
COVERED" in showing the complete story.  Oh sure once in awhile you may not
shoot a frame........... PROVIDING YOU ALREADY HAVE A SMASHING GREAT SIMILAR
BEAUTY TAKEN AND BACKED-UP ON ANOTHER DRIVE, WHATEVER? Even then? If you are
motivated to "jeeeeesssshhh look at that?" FOR HEAVAN SAKE "SHOOT IT!" A
"maybe similar looking image? But what the heck "SO WHAT?" Better to have it
in the can than find out later the back-up drive failed! :-(

If one is on holiday or work there's no such thing as......... "DON'T TAKE
TOO MANY!" If you have camera in hand and you are scene motivated? "SHOOT
IT!" 
Don't shoot too many? jeeeeeesh!

cheers,
Dr. ted :-) 

john

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of Steve Barbour
Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2015 4:20 p.m.
To: Leica LUG
Subject: [Leica] Shoot less... ?

Tina, a number of Luggers have suggested somehow showing less, ie being
selective....

Is it not true that this suggestion applies to shooting ?


steve

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Steve Barbour


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