[Rockhounds] achieving depth of field w digicam?

[Axel Emmermann]

Bryan & Rik, (& all ;-)))

There has never been any device or medium that was capable of exactly
reproducing reality.
If it did exist it would be called a matter transporter or a beammeupscotty.
We have to work with approximations. A good photographer is someone who
minimizes the flaws in his equipment and maximizes his talent for
observation the subject and capturing it.

Cheers
Axel

 

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> Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com 
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens J Bryan Kramer
> Verzonden: donderdag 17 april 2008 23:34
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> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] achieving depth of field w digicam?
> 
> For scientific photography you are of course right Rik. 
> Unfortunately there is no such thing as an exact reproduction 
> in photography. You can approach that ideal but only by 
> shooting a color target in each shot and then using Photoshop 
> to try to match the known colors in the target. A rarely done 
> procedure. You would also have to use a heavily color managed 
> workflow and the color would only be correct on a calibrated 
> monitor. If you printed the photo you would have to soft 
> proof the file and color manage the printer and paper.
> 
> Variations in the lighting used will radically affect the 
> reproduced colors otherwise.
> 
> BK
> 
> Indeed. So I will be very short this time.
> > Anyway, for me (most of) my arguments stay valid, although some of 
> > them can be interpreted the other way.
> > The most important principle for me is : a photo should show only 
> > things that were really there. Otherwise it's fake.
> > I heard several times the word "art". Well, I'm not an artist when 
> > photographing.
> > I just want good images of my minerals, with as little 
> effort as possible.
> >
> > Grts,
> >
> > Rik DILLEN
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> "Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an 
> illusion of reality with which we create our own private world."
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> J Bryan Kramer
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