John Landolfi wrote: The term"snapshot" seems to be used in a derogatory sense, to indicate that a shot was taken without much thought to basic values, as ubookoo says. At the opposite end of the "scale" would be the sort of shot that involves a tripod, a choice of lens, perhaps several exposure readings, and much thought of fundamentals. In fact, it ought to denote what it literally means: a shot snapped quickly, on the fly. There are many examples of street photography that fit that description, and are widely considered masterpieces (you know the list...). The difference is probably just experience and skill that allows a snap to be a great image.
Easier to shoot snaps now...in the manual days, hyperfocal focusing was essential, and film speed often an issue.
Joves wrote:
effron wrote:
hghlndr6 wrote: Hah! If someone's paying me, he can call it whatever he wants.
Ditto that....
Add me to that list. I will even go into Instamatic mode for them if they want snapshots.
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