[rollei_list] Re: New darkroom
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:23:01 -0800
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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> Peter K
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