Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lots of people are using this "one good image" phrase but its a result. What this thread is all about is how many images should it or could it take to get that one this good image. When I got hired to do a head shot which was my bread and butter I shot a roll maybe two. Maybe it was 35mm maybe it was 120. But they sure had plenty to chose from. And was fairly par for the course. A few times I'm sure I wished I'd shot three rolls as I'm really sweating bullets over the contact sheet hoping I'd got it. People can be tricky and nervous. I think if you were shooting 8x10 sheet film then maybe two or three exposures might make a shoot. Or maybe even one! Each sheet of sheet film you shoot gets taken very very seriously. Especially the real big ones. Nobody was ever talking on this thread about spraying a camera around with ones finger held down and the motor drive. Its about how many shots it takes to feel like you got a good one. Doug mentioned using a motor drive to photo birds which I'd think would not be a surprise for anybody not seem like a bad thing. On 3/24/15 6:33 PM, "Christopher Saganich" <csaganich at gmail.com> wrote: > One good image can anchor three dozen mediocre ones, which was proven at > the William Klein opening at Greenberg gallery this week. I would have > been happier if only that one image was in the place..which looked like a > selfie. Mostly if you shoot 500 images and none seem right its a > perspective issue not an equipment one. > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Richard Man <richard at > richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > >> George, to be pedantic, I am saying he is "missing my point," so it's >> valid, for me :-) >> >> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 3:06 PM, George Lottermoser < >> george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Mar 23, 2015, at 5:17 AM, Richard Man wrote: >>> >>>> You are missing the point: >>> >>> The only valid "point" (if there is one) would be: >>> Every artist and crafts person develops their own style and techniques. >>> >>> Secondarily: Practice does improve one's style and techniques. >>> >>> So - assuming that the artist and/or crafts person possesses some skill >>> and talent; >>> the more they practice the better the resulting artwork and/or craftwork >>> should be. >>> >>> The quantity and quality of time spent on the art practice is fare more >>> important >>> than the quantity of film, paint, or other mediums used. >>> >>> The time may be spent on getting to know one's subject; >>> or on setting up a single concept for a photograph, a painting, a piece >> of >>> sculpture, a poem, or whatever. >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/