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Making A Photograph

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Making A Photograph

Making a photograph is opposed to taking a photograph. The perfectionists attempt to get everything right in-camera, as true to the subject and prevailing conditions existing at the time - maybe they achieve that but they are the only ones who know it. They are 'taking' a photograph and they miss the opportunities of carrying their images further by shunning post-tweaking. The pseudo-perfectionists do a bit of tweaking afterwards if their results fall short of their expectations. Others snap with little or no consideration of the outcome and rely solely on their camera's automatic settings. Each to their own. My preference is to 'make' a photograph - although I no longer have a darkroom or use film, the making aspect is still an important consideration because it allows for more creative input after shooting, with better results often being achieved.