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Abstinence

February 15th, 2010

I hear people saying this like; ‘I do it all the time, when i’m out in public, when i’m in the wilderness. I’m just addicted’ I’ve heard about people doing it in public washrooms, in airports, or even at school or work. Nowhere is free from people doing it, and the proof is everywhere.

Don’t get me wrong, we all love doing it, but is there maybe too much of a good thing?

What about all those people who say ‘quality over quantity’? Must just be a cover up for people who don’t do it all the time for whatever reason. Or are they onto something? It’s not difficult to do it all the time if you have no standards.

I think we can all agree we have seen a lot of ‘McPictures’; high volume, low quality imagery. Often excessively processed because the original ‘creative ingredients’ weren’t good in the first place.
‘Too much’ is every time the act hasn’t been contemplated. ‘Too quick’ is every time details are ignored; ‘Oh i can fix that in PS’

Many now say best camera is the one thats with you, but more importantly the best pictures are the ones taken with purpose, intent, and forethought.

I’ll take a stand for what I believe; quality of quantity, wait for the right one at the right moment before you commit. Take time every time you do it, if its rushed it’ll never be as good.

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  1. February 16th, 2010 at 17:10 | #1

    I 100% agree with you in every way.

  2. chris pilling
    February 16th, 2010 at 19:39 | #2

    i’ve writen something on my nikon D90. “shoot like its film”

    means the same thing you stated and its helping me so far

  3. February 17th, 2010 at 08:54 | #3

    Amen, brother! Photoshop is the bad photographer’s makeup. The processing gimmicks are really heavily overused and abused. Nothing beats a good photograph. Its only good if it can stand on its own, without the help of the digital plastic surgeon. I love Chris’s saying, “Shoot like its film” – - that sums it up. Love your work!