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catch my drift?
Equipment discussions are more targeted towards the less informed, while techniques are continually
learned.
Let's have a ball discussing techniques instead. Anytime...
Michael Chick
-- Chick Michael, January 7, 2000
Thanks Michael!
Being new to photography, I'm trying to gain ideas and techniques from anywhere I can. I'm excellent
with buying the latest and greatest, I learned this well from other hobbies, however photography is the
first hobby that lets me express a more creative side, it is currently the unused one.
I am really tired of hearing this equipment that equipment and I tend to get caught up in it. I am just now
starting to learn that I can change light with simple and inexpensive props in the studio. One would be
surprised as how well a flash with a pocket bouncer bounced into some white poster board (hanging
from a ceiling fan) will do. I was amazed! I would really like to hear more stories like this!
While I know practice is what really helps I know we could discuss some more basic techniques. As a
beginning photographer do you know how hard it was for me to find someone to explain how strobes
worked, setting the ratios, etc. I would think this would be at the beginning of the book!
J.R. Farrar
-- J.R. Farrar, February 7, 2000
There is an old story of a famous English photographer called David Bailey, of the likes of Vogue, wide
angle pix of the Beatles etc., who was at a camera club and asked what light he prefered using. He said
"Available light". You mean daylight the class responded. "No, available light" Said Bailey. Slightly
confused the class asked if he meant tungsten, or flash. "No, available light!". They were still confused.
"Available light," Said Bailey "Any bloody light that's available, I'll use it!!" Get the point everyone!
Don't obssess about equipment because, The camera doesn't take the photo, the photographer takes the
photo!! You can take great photos in the studio with a 40w lamp bulb if you know what you're doing,
even one candle!! Keep snapping.
-- John-Christian Jacques, February 8, 2000
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