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 07/01/2004 04:00:29 PM · #51
I think no. I found myself shooting 500 shots and only getting 5-10 good ones...At first, I thought I was lazy and just shoot until I get one that is right...However, as time passes...I have began to really shoot in a way that I use less unwanted shots and less to work with and view ect...so, I think that after shooting and shooting and shooting...I manage to get to know what settings I need for any and almost any shot or enviroment...So latley, I have gone down from 500 to nearly 100...Only part because of which angle I like better.....

A digital cam.. is great for storm shots, street shots, action shots....I can easily shoot 500 plus on those because they change often and quick.....

However, I think if you put your camera in auto and just shoot and never play around or use the other great features would be poor and lazy and not make a great photogragher...just your average picture taker for birthdays, weddings, ect.....

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 07/01/2004 05:23:51 PM · #52
I have become a better photographer by going digital, but only after first getting worse. I got lazy - just firing off tons of shots confident that statistically I'd be likely to get a keeper. Then I read an Ansel Adams book where he disdained the "shotgun" approach. That got me thinking and focused on understanding more - then I started taking even more pictures but with more discipline - incrementing through aperture and shutter speed settings, playing with metering and white balance and focal length - comparing and contrasting and learning.

Now I get a much denser collection of keepers, but the "fantastic" shot is rare. From what I've seen from this site, quite a few fantastic shots are prepared and planned. At that level, I'm not sure that digital or film is inherently better - except that taking the extra "just in case" shot or two with digital is cheaper than with film.
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