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Can You Get It Right In Camera? NO!—AdoramaTV

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Can you get a perfect photo in camera, or do you always need to fix it in post-production? Mark Wallace takes a controversial stand.


In this episode Mark Wallace boldly declares that it is not possible to get a perfect exposure in camera, then sets out to prove it. He guides us through his creative process to demonstrate why it’s not possible to get it right in camera. Join Mark in the studio for a hands-on demonstration that shows how he uses photography fundamentals to achieve his final images. Does he get what he wants? After watching this video, do you agree with him or not?


 

Can You Get It Right In Camera? NO!—AdoramaTV

 

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useful and balanced

"Right" can mean accurate or it can mean representing what you want to convey. Sometimes accuracy rather than artistry is required. Due to the inherent limits of even the best camera the image can always be made more accurate with some post-processing. Mark has not suggested that post is a substitute for photography skills. I would suggest that post-processing is a photography skill. I respectfully disagree with WlieEC (though I wish you well in your pursuit of R Runner) that there was a poor choice of setup. It illustrated an area in which a camera won't get it "right" (accurate) and showed good experimental design. It was balanced with illustrations of how a camera can get it "right" (artistically) and how a good image can have room for improvement. In Mark's experiment the use of a post-processing tool actually gives some insight into what is going on in-camera. A considered decision not to alter the image is itself a form of post-processing when you think about it.

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Poor choice of setup

I tend to agree with the basic premise, but shooting with the extremes really is more about how the sensor sees and that "seeing" is processed by the camera. If you used real world subjects, it is indeed much more possible to really expose well AND get a great image in the camera. Post processing done right, then adds that bit of finesse that takes the great shot to an outstanding one. Anytime we shoot in extremes (think bison in snow) post can be key to the best final image, to be sure, but that's only possible when we've exposed well in the camera. I would suggest the ideal is to get it right in the camera, so you have what you need to take it to the next level in post. That requires vision to know what you want BEFORE the shot, then exposing so you have it. And I think that's what you were trying to get at, ultimately.

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Thank You!

I was just trying to explain this to explian this to some friends yesterday. Now I can let Mark do a better job!

by in Perth Australia on

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obvious

relying on post -process to get it right does not improve your photography skills.

by in Dallas, Texas on

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Well Done

Thank you Mark for the insight. Your demonstration was excellent without a lot of technical jargon. I learned a lot.

by in San Antonio, TX on

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Awesome

Thanks for the in depth of data collection Mark. Like I always tought, It is impossible to get it right in camera, because in the end everyone has a different taste. You are awesome man.

by in New York City on

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Great

Thanks for collecting actual data, for example shots and for voicing an opinion on a controversial topic. And for confirming what I already suspected :)

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