kdriceman Posted August 24, 2012 Share #61 Â Posted August 24, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) With portraits' date=' I would always shoot the last frame of film with my eyes closed. Feel the shot. I think it really works, it's good practice and it's carried into my work even today. I will often close my eyes to feel the moment rather than look for it.[/quote']Â How does this work? Do you set the exposure with your eyes closed or just compose the frame with your eyes closed? Or do you set the exposure, compose the image, then close your eyes to push the shutter? Â On the topic- it is a quaint idea to think that taping over the LCD might make us better photographers, but it probably won't. In virtually any walk of life and profession, instant feedback usually leads to improved quality. I've looked at many film images only after they've been developed and thought "Damn, i wish i would have noticed... " (i mean after decades, I'm still not perfect) of course it was too late to make a correction or adjustment then Of course the LCD can be used as a crutch if you get sloppy and lazy and that leads to sloppy photography, and chronic chimping is a symptom that you are either being sloppy or don't know what you're doing... but that isn't going to be helped by simply taping over the LCD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul J Posted August 24, 2012 Share #62 Â Posted August 24, 2012 exposure and composition are set and ready. Eyes closed while feeling the moment to press the button. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMPLiFY Posted August 26, 2012 Share #63 Â Posted August 26, 2012 I have tried the exercise where you have to take 36 frames first thing in the morning prior to really feeling awake and definitely before coffee. I am beginning to believe we do have a subconscious mind or unconscious mind. If we can get out of its (whatever it is) way it can make some really nice pictures. Â When you go to bed at night, put a camera fully loaded with film (or a card!) next to your bed. Â When you wake up... pick up the camera, and start making photographs of the first hour of the day. Â Remember... this can be a throw out roll, don't fret too much about exposures and all that crap. Hell... I wouldn't worry too much about focus either! I'm always a little bleary when I wake up. Do your stuff that you do early in the morning... and just snap pix. Don't stop until you've shot the whole roll. If it's a card... try to keep it to about 36 exposures, and cover up the LCD screen. Â This is a very intuitive assignment... don't fret about anything... form, content, light... just shoot! I'll say that again.. just shoot... let the right side of your brain do its magic! Â Then go on with your day!! Â When you look at everything later, you may be horrified or pleasantly surprised. But no matter... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted August 26, 2012 Share #64 Â Posted August 26, 2012 But you are speaking blasphemy to those who want Live View, so they can chimp realtime... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted August 26, 2012 Share #65 Â Posted August 26, 2012 But you are speaking blasphemy to those who want Live View, so they can chimp realtime... Â Live View Schmive View. Unnecessary on a Rangefinder. I have cameras with Live View and rarely use it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted August 27, 2012 Share #66 Â Posted August 27, 2012 Live View Schmive View. Unnecessary on a Rangefinder.I have cameras with Live View and rarely use it. Â Waist level viewfinders are really different and have fallen out of favor but some still like them. I heard Wingate Payne say that a waist level finder let him shoot from the gut and not the brain. Â I have a collection of photos that I call "Frame Zero." They are images that were randomly and mindlessly shot while I was winding on the film to frame 1. Some are pretty interesting and a few made me wonder... not much worse than some intentional images I've seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybob Posted August 30, 2012 Share #67 Â Posted August 30, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Better TECHNICAL shooters, yes. Â I like my LCD. Having started professionally shooting film in the mid 90's (an F5/N90s was my first pro camera combo), and riding the subsequent wave of Digital cameras from the Nikon D1 in 1999, I can say without hesitation that the incorporation of that little screen's histogram made me a MUCH better technical photographer, much quicker in my career, than I would have been if there were no screen. Pre-visualization became visualization. Â Nowadays, I find myself looking at the screen less and less while actually shooting. Checking to see "if I got it" does happen, but I'm more interested in using the screen on the camera for prep than review. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted August 31, 2012 Share #68 Â Posted August 31, 2012 .... but I'm more interested in using the screen on the camera for prep than review. Â That is an excellent way to put it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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