What would your rather..!!!

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A technically perfect image..

Lighting / pose / everything.. " But all setup.."

OR



A image that really shows emotion / love / A moment never to be seen again...... !!!


Thoughts welcome....:thinking:



I know my thoughts but am interested in yours.....:naughty:




Regards MD:thumbs:
 
Prefer the second option.
However, a few of the wedding photos I see here are setup but can still convey emotion/love etc :)
 
But....technical perfection makes me emotional. Or at least the closest facsimile I can manage :)
 
For me it's that one off moment, preserved for eternity.
That comes from my style of photography, I love the reality of it and the fact that the event was happening whether the camera was there or not.

As much as I love the technically perfect shot, the technically imperfect can have the exact same impact although both get the viewer to the same place using different methods.

Above all I strive for my perfect shot, however it is created.
 
It depends on what the client wants...


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as a photographer, your job is to get those emotions out of people that you're taking photos of, or capture them, while making sure that from your end, the technical is perfect...
 
second option for me ....some shots you just gotta take because no matter how ...you just know you'll never get the chance again
 
2nd 1st and if it comes with the 1st then its heaven!!
For me as an amateur - it is all about being able to convey a moment in time that evokes the relevant emotion - whether it be hapiness, nostalgia, awe etc etc
 
6 of one, half a dozen of the other please.

If it's a beauty shot or a portrait or an image taken for a specific purpose i.e money then I have to have all the elements under firm control. The feeling you get from nailing "that shot" is a very emotive moment in time and one which you recall everytime you see the image.

I also shoot a lot of performance and they need to convey a vast array of emotion, with these I don't even get a say in the lighting let alone the pose. And each performance of the same act is different from the last so the shot really is a once in a lifetime moment. When it's right it's oh so satisfying, when it's wrong........:gag:
 
Second for me, I used to think it was about making pretty pictures but my favourite images are always real moments. Of course if I can get that with great technical execution thrown in its a win win.
 
from a purely personal point of view, it would be the second option :)
 
2nd option for me too.

Photograpy for me is about catching moments in time, no matter what the subject is and I believe mostly that the little things that from a technical point of view are not right can actually add something to the image.
 
it really has to be both to be a winning photo.

but of course 2nd is the only option. you would be mad to choose the 1st.
 
Number 2...

Saw a great wedding photo yesterday on TP titled fluke picture, and it was so refreshing to see an image that was all 'wrong'. But the image was absolutely brilliant! :)
 
Option 3 please!
 
Content is king. What use is a technically perfect shot if nobody cares about the content? It doesn't matter whether it's set up or not. Capture a great picture first and foremost. If it's technically perfect then that's the cherry on top. To put it another way, art before science, not science before art - if you want an interesting photograph.
 
It all depends who the photography is for:

If it is for a client, then you do what they want, and if it's for me, I'd value capturing the moment over technical perfection.

Doesn't stop us from trying to get a technically perfect moment though, aiming higher means we work on our techniques.
 
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Some very interesting answers here guys.!!



MD:thumbs:
 
Depends on what the shoot was. If I'm trying to get a technique / demonstrate something or practice, it's all about (1), I'm not fussed on what the image actually shows. However if I'm shooting live, or snapping moments with friends, something most photographers I know forget to do, it's the moment.

Of course, if I could have both, that would be ideal!
 
Number 2 for me all the time - but I'm not a pro.

Chances are though that for no.2 to be considered good it'd probably have to be at least technically OKish
 
2. My favourite photo of my kids is soft, slightly blown out in parts and even a little distorted due to using a wide angle lens too close to the subjects (not an intended effect). However, it captures the raucous energy and the great time my twins were having in their paddling pool that day and that makes me smile :)
 
Would you rather watch a fantastic movie in standard def, a so-so movie in high def or a dreadful movie in the best 3D/HD experience possible? Which one would you be most happy to sit through till the end?
 
Interesting to read some of the comments for the second option, especially if you read the critique of some photographs on here :D

Photography is an art form, creative, subjective, so appeals to whatever part of the brain that works, so the emotive shot will win all the time. BUT it's also full of technical ability/skills, so something like a simply lit black and white nude will also tick boxes.

It's the image that counts - not how you got there.
 
Byker28i said:
Interesting to read some of the comments for the second option, especially if you read the critique of some photographs on here :D

Photography is an art form, creative, subjective, so appeals to whatever part of the brain that works, so the emotive shot will win all the time. BUT it's also full of technical ability/skills, so something like a simply lit black and white nude will also tick boxes.

It's the image that counts - not how you got there.
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You have clearly been on the The Art of Photography course :)
 
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