NO MORE BAD PICTURES

"silvio" wrote in message
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Since the digital camera came up there is not bad pictures anymore..all
the
pictures are good...is this right??


I'm on the side of the group that says no. Going digital does not in itself
make esthetically better pictures. I would tend to say, if a digicam user
was not aware of the nuances involved that separate a casual snap shot from
a composition when using film, a digital camera will not awaken the user.

However, a good digital camera could be an asset to someone who has a
sincere ongoing interest in improving photographing skills. But composition
and lighting are independent studies and merit just as much importance as
the camera being used. Processing a photo is very important too, but that
would be a separate subject.

nick

"silvio" wrote in message
...
Since the digital camera came up there is not bad pictures anymore..all
the
pictures are good...is this right??

Oh, yeah, right.

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

"silvio" wrote in message
...
Since the digital camera came up there is not bad pictures
anymore..all
the
pictures are good...is this right??


If I understand correctly, the implication is:

Since it is no longer necessary to generate a "hard copy" (print or
transparency) of an exposure
Digital "mistakes" are essentially cost-free and are likely to have been
discarded if photographically virtue-less
One could expect never to see the rejects and
All pictures we *do* see are "not bad" in a strict sense.

OK.

That makes sense, for a given definition of Photographic Virtue;
however, it is not always Photographic Virtue that determines if an
image is discarded.

Artistic, Educational, and Personal/Sentimental Virtue must also be
considered in evaluating the continuing existence of a photograph.


So, my conclusion is:

Every picture we can see is not a bad picture, somehow, for someone.

--
Frank ess
Hoarder of Images since before *and*
after the digital camera came up

"silvio" wrote in message
...
Since the digital camera came up there is not bad pictures
anymore..all
the
pictures are good...is this right??


If I understand correctly, the implication is:

Since it is no longer necessary to generate a "hard copy" (print or
transparency) of an exposure
Digital "mistakes" are essentially cost-free and are likely to have been
discarded if photographically virtue-less
One could expect never to see the rejects and
All pictures we *do* see are "not bad" in a strict sense.

OK.

That makes sense, for a given definition of Photographic Virtue;
however, it is not always Photographic Virtue that determines if an
image is discarded.

Artistic, Educational, and Personal/Sentimental Virtue must also be
considered in evaluating the continuing existence of a photograph.


So, my conclusion is:

Every picture we can see is not a bad picture, somehow, for someone.

--
Frank ess
Hoarder of Images since before *and*
after the digital camera came up

Skip M wrote:

"silvio" wrote in message
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Since the digital camera came up there is not bad pictures anymore..all

the

pictures are good...is this right??


Oh, yeah, right.


Good thing is mistakes are free, shooting dupes (bracketing) is free and
it is easy to destroy the bad ones!

Phil

On 22 Sep 2004 03:08:56 GMT, (silvio) wrote:

Since the digital camera came up there is not bad pictures anymore..all the
pictures are good...is this right??

Not by a long shot.



Colyn Goodson
http://home.swbell.net/colyng
http://www.colyngoodson.com

On 22 Sep 2004 03:08:56 GMT, (silvio) wrote:

Since the digital camera came up there is not bad pictures anymore..all the
pictures are good...is this right??

Not by a long shot.



Colyn Goodson
http://home.swbell.net/colyng
http://www.colyngoodson.com

On 22 Sep 2004 03:08:56 GMT, (silvio) wrote:

Since the digital camera came up there is not bad pictures anymore..all the
pictures are good...is this right??

right!

absolutely!

positively!

more wine?

On 22 Sep 2004 03:08:56 GMT, (silvio) wrote:

Since the digital camera came up there is not bad pictures anymore..all the
pictures are good...is this right??

right!

absolutely!

positively!

more wine?

"John Smith" wrote in message
om...
Calculator still easier to use than sliderule. No ?

Sliderules got us to the moon...