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Um, no.Terry Richardson and Mario Testino shot the wedding of Kate Moss. Maybe you should suggest the OP to copy this gear list or this gear? :clap:
Just add him to your "Ignore List" like many of my friends have done.These threads always seem to start off nice, then voidshatter turns up and starts telling everyone that they can't take photographs unless their setup can do 15 stops of DR at ISO 9999999999 and anything less should be thrown into a bin, because nothing else at all matters - there's nothing to photography at all, light, composition, competence, planning, knowledge, experience, training - nothing matters at all apart from the sensor - everything else falls by the wayside - best possible sensor, or go home.
All those amazing photographs posted below - all junk because they weren't shot on the latest sensor, at ISO 12800000
I think he needs banning, every thread gets wrecked, every thread the same.
Saved for posterity - this is your "jumping the shark" moment.
that last B&W shot posted by Marc is one great photograph - wedding or not - look at the cinematic posing and the range of emotions displayed on the faces of the people watching the two dance...an amazing shot - really amazing. ...really good photographers capture mood and emotion and from there also generate connection and emotion in the viewer...
My, my, snarky comments about a Leica ... I'm so shocked and saddened! :ROTFL:what is the focussing like on the M9 compared to the D5 in a dimly lit room with flashing disco lights and people moving around?
but lets not forget the dreamy bokeh, pride of ownership and intimate user experience :ROTFL:
I like comparing cameras to cookers - you can have the best most expensive cooker in the world, best temperature control, stainless steel this or that, whatever - but if you can't cook..... everything is going to taste bad!There was a guy using a 4x5 to cover a presidential campaign - clearly, not the best solution technically, but it made the photog think harder about how to get the shots he wanted. His results were lovely.
Just having the best tech'l solution, even if its the most appropriate tool for the shoot, does not necessarily lead to good photos. There is a human component in all this: if the photog is not engaged and is not challenged/satisfied/provoked (pick your emotion) by the tools, the overall suffers. The tool has to work for the individual.
Agree Matt, great images he's posting. Every cloud has a silver lining.Any thread that gets Marc to post this many wedding shots is a good thread. My only problem is that the Ignore function doesn't extend to quoted text. Well, you win some, you lose some
--Matt
David Burnett. He also shot the Olympics with the same Speed Graphic.There was a guy using a 4x5 to cover a presidential campaign - clearly, not the best solution technically, but it made the photog think harder about how to get the shots he wanted. His results were lovely.
Met/spoke with David Bernett quite a few times. He's remarkable in many ways not only for his photography but stories of his experiences. Its both funny and great how this thread has turned around to celebrate the importance of the image for its esthetic and emotional value above all else. I certainly don't want to see the day when some start framing pictures of sensor pixels and camera equipment.David Burnett. He also shot the Olympics with the same Speed Graphic.
David Burnett's Speed Graphic Photos of the London 2012 Olympics
Matt, that is a great book! I was way down the road with lighting by the time I became aware of it, so I primarily self-taught by observing accomplished shooters, and experimenting off-job.Ken,
For you, :chug: .
As for shark jumping, all marine life has been jumped and we're well into the marsupials by now.
On a serious note, I have Light, Science and Magic (a great book), but only so much can be learned from books. I have the horrible feeling that classes and a lot of experimentation are required to learn it.
--Matt