Why?
Because I have a poor memory for names of places, especially when I am
taking loads of photos. Therefore I note down the subject matter
etc... If I am going to do that I may as well note down the basic
details of the shots. My notebook looks like this: frame, date, lens
fno, shutter, meter, comments.
When I am too busy to note the details, I miss those shots out and try
to catch up later. I now have a database of all the shots I have taken
since around 1981.
However, it does mean that a walk with me is rather stop-start... ;-)
Famous photogs will not bother to relate these details because they
want to put the emphasis on the finished product, not how they got
there - presumably.
Chris
On 31 Dec 2003 , at 23:04, B. D. Colen wrote:
Keep a record of your shots, settings, etc.? Why? What are the chances
that you will ever again in your life take the same photo under exactly
the same lighting and climatological conditions? Given that they are
nil, what good does keeping the data do? I'm always fascinated by the
fact that on the various lists people post photos with the film type, f
stop, lens, etc. - and yet when I open almost any photo book - that is
monographs of photos by renowned photographers - I don't find any of
that data, and I usually don't find any mention of camera brand, lens
types, etc.; I just find photographs. There may be an essay discussing
the way the photographer worked, his or her purpose in photographing,
his or her 'vision,' but no technical data or discussion. Odd.
<|_:-)_|>
C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
ftog at threeshoes.co.uk
http://www.threeshoes.co.uk
http://homepage.mac.com/zuiko
... a nascent photo library.
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|