Front focus v End focus, a well-known trick for linguists.
The photog doesn't matter, whoever pressed the trigger the result is there for
all to see.
Much overused in scientific papers the world over by the way, and needs a good
dose of getting used to.
Amities
Philippe
Le 23 déc. 2015 à 08:18, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> Chaps and chapesses
>
> Why do so many people use the Passive Voice when describing how they took
> their shot? Virtually no one writes, “I took this with my field camera and
> 10mm ƒ64 lens.” Most people use, “This shot was taken with a half-frame Oly
> with 600mm ƒ2 lens and processed in LightRoom with a bit of help from Topaz
> Clarity.”
>
> Are they being coy or modest? Does writing that way make them feel as if
> someone else took the shot – perhaps only to own up to the shot when they
> find that others like it? Or does it make them feel important to use what
> they perceive as a formal way of describing the shot?
>
> Well, the general principle that I have always adopted when writing is to use
> the Active Voice. It has always been accepted that that is the clearest way
> to express yourself. In the case of photography use of the Active Voice will
> ensure that all reading the description will know for certain who was
> responsible for that image.
>
> Chris
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