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    Re: Most Important Thing you Learned?

    Every good photo I see is when there's no camera on my person.

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    When something catches your eye photograph it and think about it later. Helps get your mind into the flow. In B&W printing sharpness runs a poor second to the right tonal touch. Always pull the darkslide facing the lens not the one facing the glass.

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    there's a time for thinking and a time for not thinking. the best artists have an excellent off-switch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulr View Post
    there's a time for thinking and a time for not thinking. the best artists have an excellent off-switch.

    There's a switch? I still need to turn my brain on!

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    Never accept your own status quo. Don't allow yourself to settle into a rut. There is a difference between a workflow and a rut. Knowing the difference is key to success.

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    Re: Most Important Thing you Learned?

    Quote Originally Posted by paulr View Post
    there's a time for thinking and a time for not thinking. the best artists have an excellent off-switch.
    The time of complete sharpness and f32 was alot easier than that which follows with learning and creative thinking. Now there are so many decisions to be made, and so many creative alternatives for each subject both while photographing and printing.
    Have I found the 'off-switch' when I finally decide to fire the shutter?

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    Ask the pretty girl to pose anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bdeacon View Post
    Nearly every scene looks spectacular on the groundglass. Only a few look equally spectacular on film.
    And only a few of these make spectacular prints.

    Bruce Watson

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Barlow View Post
    Once you've set up to make a picture, look behind you to see if there's a better one there. Often there is, so make both.
    Absolutely! Some of my best photographs are made this way.

    Bruce Watson

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    trust you instincts-

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