Emotion or Technically Perfect?

[racingpinarello]

In order to get an emotional photo, there has be to some technical skill involved. If you have a blown out sky you will not get the same type of emotion out of the photo. So, IMO, an well done emotional photo should be at an acceptable level, technically speaking.

If you concentrate on rules and technical skills all of the time, it will affect your ability to capture photos on an emotional level because you are too concerned about fundamentals.

Loren

[Ronnoco]

In order to get an emotional photo, there has be to some technical skill involved. If you have a blown out sky you will not get the same type of emotion out of the photo. So, IMO, an well done emotional photo should be at an acceptable level, technically speaking.

If you concentrate on rules and technical skills all of the time, it will affect your ability to capture photos on an emotional level because you are too concerned about fundamentals.

Loren

I don't quite completely agree. It is not a well-done emotional photo unless technique and composition are above the merely "acceptable level". Remember technique and composition contribute to the impact and emotional content.

Second part is not quite true either. You need to concentrate on technique and composition in order to communicate the emotional content of the image to the viewer.

Ronnoco

[racingpinarello]

You need to concentrate on technique and comp emoosition in order to communicate the emotional content of the image to the viewer.

The concentration needs to happen before, and not during the photograph.

For those who have real skill, maybe we don't have to worry about the technical aspects while we are taking photographs because they are second nature. I worry about capturing an image that matches my desire, and then do what I have to do to capture it beforehand. I feel that I am extremely good with exposure, why? Because I shoot with Velvia and there is no room for error. Do I worry about exposure when I take photos, no because there is no time. I make sure to have all of my ducks in a row before, and then let my heart do the rest.

I spent a lot of time and film to get my skills so I don't have to worry about them today. You are so caught up on the academic point of view for photography that the only thing you have to talk about are little nitpicks on other photos.

Until you start posting your quality photographs, you are only a little man behind a computer and not a photographer.

Loren

[Ronnoco]

You need to concentrate on technique and comp emoosition in order to communicate the emotional content of the image to the viewer.

The concentration needs to happen before, and not during the photograph.

For those who have real skill, maybe we don't have to worry about the technical aspects while we are taking photographs because they are second nature. I worry about capturing an image that matches my desire, and then do what I have to do to capture it beforehand. I feel that I am extremely good with exposure, why? Because I shoot with Velvia and there is no room for error. Do I worry about exposure when I take photos, no because there is no time. I make sure to have all of my ducks in a row before, and then let my heart do the rest.

I spent a lot of time and film to get my skills so I don't have to worry about them today. You are so caught up on the academic point of view for photography that the only thing you have to talk about are little nitpicks on other photos.

Until you start posting your quality photographs, you are only a little man behind a computer and not a photographer.

Loren

You are getting emotional and personal when you should be sticking to contradicting the points in my posting in a logical manner if you don't agree with them. That is what any discussion is all about. People reading may want to learn something from our views, whether they agree with them or not.

Ronnoco

[another view]

I spent a lot of time and film to get my skills so I don't have to worry about them today.

I think this is along the lines of what I was saying - learn and practice the stuff so that when something great happens you only have to think about the shot you're taking. Technical aspects are second nature at this point; almost a reflex. There's no time to think about how to set the camera because that beautiful light, crazy stunt or whatever will be gone in an instant. Agreed on the Velvia - if you're good with that stuff, then you know what you're doing!