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When I've seen professional photographers at work, they seem to operate by taking a LOT of photos, often manipulating the shutter as fast as it can go, in the h

• yardie 16y ago
  That's the new way of doing it. The art of photography is about framing, subject, lighting, and a range of other factors. When film cost money it was about squeezing good shots out of a roll of 24 or 36. The cost of film, development, and blackrooms had a real $ value attached to it. You hired a photographer because he/she knew what they were doing and knew what you wanted. Now, digital cameras are cheap and everyone has one. You can basically post a project online, and get 1000 photographers to respond. Instead of hiring 1 photographer to hopefully get "the" shoot. You can browse through flickr and other photo sites chances are they will have what you need.
• Tamerlin 16y ago
  It is, but that approach is a way of avoiding developing skill in photography, and instead putting effort into being a better editor. I don't shoot rapid-fire except when I'm shooting motion. The most skilled photographers generally don't shoot that many frames. An example is when I'm using my 4x5; it takes 15 minutes to get the framing and focus exactly right, and it costs a couple of dollars to get each $2 sheet of film processed. You can bet that I'm very careful with my shots!