Here is an interesting article about chimping, the practice of checking your LCD after each photo, in particular when taking street photographs. This is something which I do and would find difficult not to do. Its got me thinking though
So interesting! I don't even own a dSLR, so I know that article doesn't apply to me but, out of habit, I don't bother checking out my shots on the screen until I get home. Pure laziness. 8) And then, when shooting bugs, there is no time to waste reviewing anything. One moment it's there, the next it's gone. XD
@peterdegraaff@38mm The more I think about it the more the idea appeals to me, or at least turn off the LCD....hmmm scary but I dare say I will give it a go. I have an old agfa camera sitting around to try.
this is a great article. Funnily enough, I turned my autopreview off post shot as it annoyed me that you couldn't take another shot in quick sucession. With street shots I tend only to look at them after i've finished in a "scene" just to see what did and didn't work so I can be thoughtful when I move on. having said that - I have missed a fair few great potential shots when my camera has not been at the ready - especially when I'm using my p&S
@monika64 May I copy and paste from my profile write-up? XD
For macro shots, I use my Sony NEX-C3 (mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with 30mm f/3.5 macro lens). Sometimes I set different apertures or shutter speeds but I always use the autofocus function. None of my photographs has EXIF info because the 12-year-old version of Paint Shop Pro I use for editing eats EXIF info for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I think I just get very lucky with my macro shots.
(I apologize to anyone who feels offended by the fact that I use the autofocus function all the time. It's there to make my life easier, so I will not hesitate to take advantage of it. 8D )
I am guilty of this a lot of the time, usually I am checking my exposure because I am not shooting in RAW. Lately I have been having a great experience when I do shoot in RAW, so I think it is time for me to get some larger memory cards and process my RAW photos and stop worrying about exposure.
Lol at #10.
I'm not one of those film snobs and my film cameras are really cheap but I do agree about swapping to film for street photography. I recently did, and I find it more peaceful. It also makes you think more, and in turn massively improves your digital stuff too. After I started using film, I can now get a shot I'm happy with in a flat 3 minutes while using digital.
@38mm i chimp as a cover... i never chimp while shooting a subject, but only once i've got what i think i want and am walking away... to avoid eye contact with the subject, doncha know ;p
@northy The problem is the temptation to delete a shot there and then. Yesterdays shot would have been binned if I had looked at it on the LCD, it wasn't until I got home and saw if I cropped it then it made for a fairly good shot.
As for eye contact, just work on your 1,000 yard stare :)
If your LCD has ever let you down, then it's easy to break the habit. Mine certainly has. I tell myself, I shoot RAW, the LCD is a JPEG preview, plus, the tiny screen can't REALLY show you if the whole thing is in focus....
It is fun to watch others chimp though! Great article!
@38mm@peterdegraaff Not necessarily. I took film to Bryce Canyon last month and my son was laughing at me, because I checked the back of the camera after every shot.
But you are essentially correct, because by the time I'd finished my second roll, I wasn't looking at the back of either camera.
I take a shot of someone after already guessing the focus a similar distance in a different direction...snap shot...move camera to lets say my kids playing and then chimp as if I am trying to get the perfect shot of my kids and then go back to my actual target...its pretty good strategy because it keeps my subject natural and relaxed...as soon as they hear the shutter my camera has already been moved with me acting like I don't know what I am doing and trying for something else
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For macro shots, I use my Sony NEX-C3 (mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with 30mm f/3.5 macro lens). Sometimes I set different apertures or shutter speeds but I always use the autofocus function. None of my photographs has EXIF info because the 12-year-old version of Paint Shop Pro I use for editing eats EXIF info for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I think I just get very lucky with my macro shots.
(I apologize to anyone who feels offended by the fact that I use the autofocus function all the time. It's there to make my life easier, so I will not hesitate to take advantage of it. 8D )
autofocus is awesome 8D !
I'm not one of those film snobs and my film cameras are really cheap but I do agree about swapping to film for street photography. I recently did, and I find it more peaceful. It also makes you think more, and in turn massively improves your digital stuff too. After I started using film, I can now get a shot I'm happy with in a flat 3 minutes while using digital.
As for eye contact, just work on your 1,000 yard stare :)
It is fun to watch others chimp though! Great article!
But you are essentially correct, because by the time I'd finished my second roll, I wasn't looking at the back of either camera.