[rollei_list] Re: New darkroom
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 12:15:23 -0800
Well Jerry,
I stand corrected. Perhaps we did not know the term because we are not
"digital" photographers.
:-)
Peter K
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On 12/4/05, Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Peter,
>
> 3 people have told me about "chimping" ,off list, otherwise.
>
> Jerry
>
> "Peter K." wrote:
>
> Jerry you are the RUG's prime curmudgeon, It means copying. Peter K
> On 12/4/05, *Jerry Lehrer* <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Doug,
> >
> > WTF is *CHIMPING*? I have asked a few photo friends, but they
> > didn't know either.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Douglas Nygren wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Glad to see someone else enjoys the darkroom. Digital is okay. I'm
> > shooting a job partly in it, but also partly in B&W traditional and
> > C-prints. I just don't feel as attached to the digital work as I would
> > hope to, and I hate chimping. It reminds me of being a kid at Christmas
> > eager to find out what the presents hold. Bah, humbug. For me, it is
> > too disruptive to look after every shot. I need to be engaged in taking
> > the photos. I was with a famous photographer the other day and he was
> > constantly chimping. Can you imagine a concert pianist stopping after
> > every note he plays at a recording sesson to hear what his tone is
> > like. Well, it works for him and he is famous and I am not. The bottom
> > line is that he does excellent work. It just pains me to watch him
> > work. A slave to instant feedback. Then again, I'm a slave to delayed
> > feedback. Each to his own...
> >
> > Best--Doug
> >
> >
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