Digital photo misunderstanding
It has been a number of years that most digital camera users had assumed that a click on the camera and a few clicks with software could produce a good photo. So, they do not want to learn and do not want anything more.
Digital camera is just the same camera as we have for years. Digital is just the replacement of film by CMOS/CCD. Because of the instant review, most may suppose that it is easy to get a 'good' image. In fact, if we know about exposure, even without review, we are confident that the film would product a successful recorded image. Yet, we know that a good image requires more than exposure. Exposure is just the method to have a good image be produced in a substantial form only. Of course, it is always easy to teach anyone to take a photo, but it is very difficult to teach anyone to take a good photo. That is what I have done in the past tens of years.
Software is a great tool for digital photos. I always reject the idea that software can turn a not so good photo into a good one. The digital functions can adjust the digital images. This is the same as film processing and enlarging techniques in the old days. Just like make-up, we can have the image be presented in its best form. Yet, if the image is not good looking, no make-up can turn it into a masterpiece.
As I always mention, the problem that new digital camera users have been misguided by those advertisement and copycat style articles written by someone without photographic knowledge. In other words, they are victims.
The joy of taking photo is the abilities to produce good images. Taking good images require much more than buying a digital camera. I do not believe that most would lack of the visual concept of good images. The problem is than most are too lazy to learn and not willing to spend a few days evaluating what should be done to get better photos.
However, it may happen soon that a certain percentage of newcomers would understand this problem and look for ways to improve. For them, I am ready to assist.
Digital camera is just the same camera as we have for years. Digital is just the replacement of film by CMOS/CCD. Because of the instant review, most may suppose that it is easy to get a 'good' image. In fact, if we know about exposure, even without review, we are confident that the film would product a successful recorded image. Yet, we know that a good image requires more than exposure. Exposure is just the method to have a good image be produced in a substantial form only. Of course, it is always easy to teach anyone to take a photo, but it is very difficult to teach anyone to take a good photo. That is what I have done in the past tens of years.
Software is a great tool for digital photos. I always reject the idea that software can turn a not so good photo into a good one. The digital functions can adjust the digital images. This is the same as film processing and enlarging techniques in the old days. Just like make-up, we can have the image be presented in its best form. Yet, if the image is not good looking, no make-up can turn it into a masterpiece.
As I always mention, the problem that new digital camera users have been misguided by those advertisement and copycat style articles written by someone without photographic knowledge. In other words, they are victims.
The joy of taking photo is the abilities to produce good images. Taking good images require much more than buying a digital camera. I do not believe that most would lack of the visual concept of good images. The problem is than most are too lazy to learn and not willing to spend a few days evaluating what should be done to get better photos.
However, it may happen soon that a certain percentage of newcomers would understand this problem and look for ways to improve. For them, I am ready to assist.
posted by F. H. Tong at 1:55 AM
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