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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 4323" data-attributes="member: 654">There's an old saying about trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. That's very true in photography. If you have not captured the essence of the scene you were looking at when you pulled the trigger then there is no fancy program in the world going to give it back to you after the fact. The creativity of photography is your applying it to what you saw at the time the picture was taken. How do you apply your creativity in the photograph when you ignored it to begin with? All of these fancy after the fact adjustment programs are crutches for the photographers failure to get the photo he wanted in the first place. I just completed in May a four day Masters Scenic Photography workshop with one of the top scenic photographers in the country, Albert Valentino. We spent almost eighteen hours a day in the field doing compositions and camera setup and exposures to capture the essence of the scene. He kept emphasizing getting the shot at the time you clicked the shutter or you just wasted your time. And that's why I always make every effort to get the shot right to begin with. I'm not always successful but I always try. Happy shooting,Joseph</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 4323, member: 654"] There's an old saying about trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. That's very true in photography. If you have not captured the essence of the scene you were looking at when you pulled the trigger then there is no fancy program in the world going to give it back to you after the fact. The creativity of photography is your applying it to what you saw at the time the picture was taken. How do you apply your creativity in the photograph when you ignored it to begin with? All of these fancy after the fact adjustment programs are crutches for the photographers failure to get the photo he wanted in the first place. I just completed in May a four day Masters Scenic Photography workshop with one of the top scenic photographers in the country, Albert Valentino. We spent almost eighteen hours a day in the field doing compositions and camera setup and exposures to capture the essence of the scene. He kept emphasizing getting the shot at the time you clicked the shutter or you just wasted your time. And that's why I always make every effort to get the shot right to begin with. I'm not always successful but I always try. Happy shooting, Joseph [/QUOTE]

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