I'm mindful of what my camera can capture, while it doesn't dictate what I shoot, I'll try to frame the shot in a way that lets me capture as much info as the camera is capable of capturing. You should know your cameras limitations; If anything you should embrace them and get the most out of them. I guess we all know now that a camera is just not capable of capturing everything the eye can.
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| Old one shot's still got it |
The brightness levels in this shot taken on the South bank in London,
Is within the dynamic range of my camera. I knew that already just as
I knew it when I shot Ange with the zippo. The light in this scene
was twice as bright as the shot of Ange. You can't tell that as I
exposed for the light. It's not something the viewer needs to know
but it's important that I knew it
Now of course you shouldn't be thinking about these things if you're looking at photographs. But you should know about it; You should know about it because you're a picture maker, you should understand it because shooting without knowing what you're doing is like shooting without intent or arriving at a destination and not knowing how you got there.
It has nothing to do with style, it's invisible. You never thank a writer for spelling well or having correct grammar (Something I struggle with). You never thank a musician for staying in tune
You learn it, so you can forget about it.
"Develop an infallible technique, then put yourself at the mercy of inspiration."
Zen maxim
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