What I am suggesting is learning the appropriate exposure techniques required
to take the picture you want without depending on post picture technology.
The technique of shoot and hope you get it right is what people who don't
know exposure do.
The educated photographer shoots and knows he got it right.
This is what I am suggesting.
Don't take it as a flame, but then what is bracket exposure for if
real photographers know they got it right before they even shoot? One
of the biggest advantage of digital (for me anyway) is that I have a much
shorter (and cheaper) schedule for learning than with film. Rather than
have to take good notes, wait for film to be developed, and see the
results (days or weeks), I can see the diagnostics and have a much quicker
feedback loop. Granted, I'm still learning my "rules of thumb," but I
doubt that even the most seasoned photographers can nail tricky lighting
conditions accurately every time. Why shortchange the learning experience
by not providing useful information? With it, fewer exposure errors will
be made in the future.
What you are suggesting is that I am suggesting something I am not
suggesting.
Then might I suggest suggesting suggestions applicable to
enthusiasts as well as avid professionals.... :) (*everyone* is learning
to some degree)
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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