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09/29/2004 06:08:34 PM · #1 |
Most of my photos are candids. I keep the weekly challenge on my mind as I go about my daily business and when/if I see something that reminds me of the challenge I will stop and photograph it. I rarely have the time to spend setting up shots and taking 200+ photos (like some people have said they do) looking for that one photo that might win. I feel that the most of the time the photos that win are studio type photos and not what I call "simple photography". I don't recall seeing Ansel Adams producing shots like this. Just looking for some comments or input with how you see it. Cheers.
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09/29/2004 06:12:57 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by aerogurl:
Most of my photos are candids. I keep the weekly challenge on my mind as I go about my daily business and when/if I see something that reminds me of the challenge I will stop and photograph it. I rarely have the time to spend setting up shots and taking 200+ photos (like some people have said they do) looking for that one photo that might win. I feel that the most of the time the photos that win are studio type photos and not what I call "simple photography". I don't recall seeing Ansel Adams producing shots like this. Just looking for some comments or input with how you see it. Cheers. |
i think both techniques have their place.
on one hand, if you see something that can't be copied in a studio, you've got to go with it.
on the other hand, sometimes you get an idea in your head that would look great, but could wait years waiting for 'it' to happen. so you're forced to set it up, especially with deadlines.
my challenge entries have all been set ups so far.
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09/29/2004 06:16:23 PM · #3 |
Ansel Adams put more thought into each photograph than any of the studio shots I'm sure. More time in the blackroom that's for sure.
Each type of photography has its place.
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09/29/2004 06:20:22 PM · #4 |
Like saintaugust implied, Ansel Adams wasn't exactly working with a weekly deadline :)
As for having time.. the 200+ shots I took to get my Stopped Motion II challenge shot took no more than 3 hours over the course of 5 days.
If youd can't find 3 free hours in 5 days to work on a little photography, then you've got a busier life than practically anyone I've ever seen.
Set up shots *do* win a lot.. but the challenges are kind of engineered toward them a lot of the time as well. Wildlife is probably the first challenge I've seen in awhile that requires an almost "studio-free" prescence.. (but I'm sure some people could still pull it off). Wacky Foods is on the other end of the scale.. how often are you going to serendipitously come upon a wacky food just wandering around? heh.
All other challenges have seen a great mix of studio and free studies/candids.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, you just have to go for what you can go for, and hope for the best. A good studio shot won't always win, and sometimes a good candid will surprise everyone. If you're that concerned about doing extremely well, following the formula, and producing ribbons, then I suggest many things. Study the photographers that win, study their methods, study your own work, and *FIND* the time to try it out for yourself. A few hours a week dedicated to setting up shots.. can't be *that* difficult :)
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09/29/2004 06:24:04 PM · #5 |
| Ansel Adams made the term previsualization famous. But he did not do it by setting up a scene. He saw things and visualized the end result. End result meaning what's captured on film + whatever goes in the darkroom to achieve the final print. That's the art of seeing. |
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09/29/2004 06:37:50 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Artyste:
If you're that concerned about doing extremely well, following the formula, and producing ribbons, then I suggest many things. Study the photographers that win, study their methods, study your own work, and *FIND* the time to try it out for yourself. A few hours a week dedicated to setting up shots.. can't be *that* difficult :) |
Thanks for that! I guess I must conform since I cant convert everyone else to my way hehe :o)
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09/29/2004 06:43:06 PM · #7 |
There are challenges that I manage to pull in a good score with a 'candid' or opportunistic shot. My stopped action is just such a shot.
I was out trying to capture a sunrise over the Lincolnshire Coast, when I saw a flight of geese heading my way. I tried to run to get a boat into the foreground but didn't manage it before the geese were over me. However I did manage to bring the camera to my eye and fire off 1 shot. The result was 35th place. Not bad for a 'snap'
So it can be done, just not very often. |
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09/29/2004 06:46:28 PM · #8 |
| I think you are talking about two different kinds of photography. One is 'created', and one is 'seen'. Some things can't be set up, some things can't be found naturally. I think the best photographers use the best of each. It's hard to tell what will 'win' because to me, if you create the vision you wanted, or captured the beauty you've seen then you've already 'won'. All a ribbon means is that other people liked it. |
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09/29/2004 07:49:30 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by magicshutter:
.......if you create the vision you wanted, or captured the beauty you've seen then you've already 'won'. All a ribbon means is that other people liked it. |
....very well said - kudos to you my dear! |
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