Masters do not equal technology
An old topic, but one I’m quite happy to hop onto again: it’s not about technology, it’s about creativity, intuition and other “personal” qualities. Obviously, Henri Cartier Bresson, Robert Capa an others did not rely on HD-able top range digital cameras. Perhaps the better so? Here’s a great blog post about the (un)importance of technology in photography.
The takeaway? Use all available light, set your camera to f8, and it’s OK for blacked-out areas in the photograph, of course depending on your composition. Since the ols masters were shooting in black and white, they already had some level of abstraction working for them. Which brings me to two ideas or decisions: first, set the camera to f8 and experiment a bit. Second, must reactivate my father’s Kiev rangefinder again and do some b/w shooting.
Here’s a first go with the 350 today. Not that I am a Capa or anything, just plain fun.
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