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"point and hope" Is the pun intended or autocorrect from "Point and shot" ? I find it very poetic
by 10729287 3y ago
"point and hope"
Is the pun intended or autocorrect from "Point and shot" ? I find it very poetic
- rob74 3y agoI guess it's appropriate for film photography, where you point, shoot and then have to hope that the picture will turn out as intended, because you can't check it until you get the film developed...
- 10729287 3y agoI know it's appropriate, my question was if it was intended by OP ;)
- corinroyal 3y agoSorry, yes it's from the old marketing category "point and shoot" cameras. I love all the snarky photography lingo. "Chimping" is a good one. It's rather the opposite of point and hope where digital photographers stop between shots to stare at the LCD and see how it came out. I'm not sure, but I think the term comes from the way these photographers look from a distance, crouched over the tripod, hands shading the screen.
- Kaibeezy 3y agoI thought “chimping” was when the subject/s swarm the photographer to see the photos just taken, chanting “show me show me show me”. Especially kids, and more so back when digital was new and shockingly fun.
- corinroyal 3y agoLOL. My favorite is "spray and pray" for a indiscriminate shooting style where you hold down the shutter and capture many photos in rapid succession and hope at least one comes out.