Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:38:48 -0800
From: Mike <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] problem with digital and concert photography
OK so maybe this is sour grapes but last night I discovered one problem
with digital that i hadn't considered before. The wife and I stepped
out to the local watering hole to hear some blues and have a brew or
two. Our local semi-retired rock and roll star sits in on Wednesday
nights on occasion and so there were a few cameras in attendance. Well a
guy with a big N*kon (D100 50/1.4??) and Lumiquest bouncer settled in
next to us and started flashing away. He could just preview and save or
delete. He showed me his keepers and they were pretty good too. Great
for him but I walked out of there not only deaf but blind as well. On
the other hand a couple of film shooters paid much more attention to
their craft as they didn't have the luxury of instant gratification.
<SNIP>
Anyway Isuppose this is more of a philosophy thing rather than the fault of the
equipment. And yeah, there is some sour grapes too. That sure was a fine
looking camera. But i think digital does encourage the shotgun approach
to photography.
Mike
Mike,
Sorry, but to say that, IMHO, is B.S. For one thing, a film photographer using
flash would have blinded you, too. Don't blame that photographer for not know
how to use flash effectively just because he is shooting digital. There are
plenty of film photographers who would have been just as inept.
I've shot Olympus OM-1s and OM-2 for 24 yrs. and I've shot digital equipment
for over a year now, and personally I find anyone that says that digital
shooters don't put as much thought into their photography as film shooters as
an affront. Just because one can review their images immediately doesn't mean a
thinking photographer doesn't put as much thought into their work as a film
photographer. The principles of photography are the same regardless of the
capture format. Anyone who wants to make the best photographs is dealing with
the same issues regardless of whether they are shooting film or not. In fact,
you think *more* about your photography with digital than with film because the
ability to review what you've done completely opens new avenues to try
different things and see what works. My photography, particularly my
motorsports photography, has improved *immeasurably* from shooting digital for
the last year. Why? Because of the fact that you can try things, review them
immediately, and then immediately *learn* from what works and what does not,
and that means your learning curve goes right through the roof. You can make
changes immediately and you get instant feedback as to what works and what
doesn't...you don't have to wait three days to find out, "Oh, that approach
didn't work, I need to remember that next time." You might think that digital
encourages the shotgun approach...I will counter that by saying the more you
shoot and think about what you shoot, the more you learn.
-Stephen.
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