Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought people on such shows which I've been on is the ratio between how many shot vs. how many used in the magazine article not just kept. Its many many rolls per shot of course for a NG National Geographic. A brick of film per shot used perhaps. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: "R. Clayton McKee" <leica@rcmckee.com> > Organization: Freelance Photojournalist > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:03:22 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] What it the characteristic degradation of Fuji NPS > 160? > >>>> I agree! The most valuable part of whatever goes into making a >>>> photograph >>>> is the opportunity. I see little value in saving a few pennies >> at the risk >>>> of blowing an opportunity. > > I am reminded, watching all of this, of a seminar I went to back > years ago. Dewitt Jones, then of National Geographic, was the > presenter. Of course, this being back in film days, when the Q&A > arrived, one of the early questions was the dreaded "keepers per > roll" issue. > > His response, after the obligatory heavy sigh, was that if his kpr > ratio went below about three frames, he wasn't paying attention, and > if it went over about five, he wasn't trying hard enough, wasn't > experimenting, wasn't pushing the limits or trying things to see what > would happen if he broke the rules and did things he wasn't supposed > to do. It's amazing how many of the world-beater shots he showed > were in fact happy accidents. > > Each to his own, I guess... > > > -- > > > R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com > Photojournalist rcmckee@rcmckee.com > P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 > Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information