KCook wrote: Here I thought chimping was the opposite. Banging away in the hope of getting one lucky keeper out of a dozen duds.
so confused ....
Chimping is when you look at the LCD after pretty much all your shots. Some call it chimping if you look at all.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
Andyhinds wrote: I didn't know it was called that but I always do it.
Learn something new everyday.
Welcome to the boards btw.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
When setting up my flash always to get it where I want it. I do it when trying to catch lightning to see if I got it. The rest of the time I just shoot.
PhotoByCJ wrote: count me in with all the other monkeys
Chimps aren't monkeys.
Chimping gets its name from people who look at their photos at the back of the camera and make sounds like "ohh" "ahh" you know, chimp like sounds.
It's grown to mean just looking at your LCD.
Nothing wrong with it at all (if you have the time to do it). If you don't then how can you tell if something has gone wrong (like a flash didn't fire properly, or your lighting is off, or your exposure is wrong etc. etc.).
Only case where I don't chimp is when I'm in a live situation and I don't have time to worry about each shot. Then I do go back and review when I get the chance. Just to see what happened.
I am just one great big ape, I check my screen frequently, advise others to do it too, I also review all the images at quiet times throughout the day, that way if I have missed something I can fit it in later, its only my opinion but its a fool that relies on luck.
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Like Stealthy Ninja stated, it depends on the situation. When I don't have time to look at each and every shot, I don't but, if I'm out somewhere taking random shots of flowers or whatever, then yes. This will save me from having to come back again later to try again if I missed on the focus or something. In some cases, I don't do it enough...
Sure, practice makes perfect but, unless you learn from your mistakes, you are only perfecting your ability to fail.
Depends on the situation. If there is a lot of activity, I shoot on but if it's a macro or such and I have time, I check focus, etc.
But like Charles said, I usually check the first shot or with a change in settings to make sure things look OK.
PhotoByCJ wrote: count me in with all the other monkeys
Chimps aren't monkeys.
Chimping gets its name from people who look at their photos at the back of the camera and make sounds like "ohh" "ahh" you know, chimp like sounds.
It's grown to mean just looking at your LCD.
Nothing wrong with it at all (if you have the time to do it). If you don't then how can you tell if something has gone wrong (like a flash didn't fire properly, or your lighting is off, or your exposure is wrong etc. etc.).
Only case where I don't chimp is when I'm in a live situation and I don't have time to worry about each shot. Then I do go back and review when I get the chance. Just to see what happened.
PhotoByCJ wrote: count me in with all the other monkeys
Chimps aren't monkeys.
Chimping gets its name from people who look at their photos at the back of the camera and make sounds like "ohh" "ahh" you know, chimp like sounds.
It's grown to mean just looking at your LCD.
Nothing wrong with it at all (if you have the time to do it). If you don't then how can you tell if something has gone wrong (like a flash didn't fire properly, or your lighting is off, or your exposure is wrong etc. etc.).
Only case where I don't chimp is when I'm in a live situation and I don't have time to worry about each shot. Then I do go back and review when I get the chance. Just to see what happened.
Has anyone noticed the left hand is human?
Sure, practice makes perfect but, unless you learn from your mistakes, you are only perfecting your ability to fail.
I never like it when someone infers that "amateur" means unskilled. That's not what it means. Many of the best photographers I know are amateurs.
Then there are all these weird "rules" photographers come up with. The idea that the photographer who works blind is somehow superior to the one who uses their eyes is one of the more baffling ones to me. Having spent many years being forced to work blind due to the limitations of film it's just nutty to me to think that way is better than being able to use my eyeballs at will. Is there really anyone here that does a better job creating images when they can't use their eyes? IMO instant feedback did more to accelerate my learning and improvement than any other feature or technological improvement. Chefs get to taste as they cook food. Writers get to proof read their work. Painters get to make preliminary sketches and repaint at will. Finally, after 150+ years, photographers get to use the sense that is the basis of their craft rather than working blind through significant portions of the creative process. It's a good thing.
Besides, the histogram blows the light meter away. It's a revolutionary tool.
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