David:
That's diamonds that are cut that way. Other stones are cut with
wheels to a pre-selected shape.
We're in a transition period from a time when taking a photograph was
an expensive proposition ( especially in the larger formats like
8x10, 11x14, etc. ) and so planning was desirable if only to control
costs. Look at the books from the 20's and 30's and you'll see lots
of pre-visualization stuff. Hence Ansel Adams zone system, etc.
Now, with high quality digital, the cost of a single exposure is, for
practical purposes, zero except for little time then and a little
more time reviewing later.
We're getting to a time of post-selection where the 'good' images are
selected from the huge take of images ( several hundred for a
weekend's shoot ) and then the time is spent in post exposure adjustments.
Pre-visualization still helps and increases the chances of really
good results but being able to recognize the excellent image after
the fact counts even more.
Look at event photographers ... They take hundreds of images at a
ball game or other sports venue yet only 1 or 2 make it into
print. Weddings typically generate 400 - 600 or more images and the
final take is just 50 to 100 and most of those are the obligatory
shots and won't past muster as art - just well composed record shots.
For the folks who pre-visualize, even they take many images as they
experiment around changing little things, viewpoint, exposure,
etc. The world just changed out from under the traditional rules and
it hasn't stabilized yet.
Cheers,
James
At 05:55 PM 7/15/2007 -0500, you wrote:
MichaelHughes7A@xxxxxxx wrote:
In a message dated 15/07/2007 21:37:15 GMT Standard Time,
herschelmair@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Photography is the only art form in which people still expect the
artist to previsualize the final result in some way.
Jewellers who cut and mount stones, and sculptors in wood and
stone, start with their raw material and reveal what is within it
and display it in an appropriate setting.
Are you sure about *cutting* stones in particular? My impression is
that they plan meticulously and have the end result totally planned
before they make the first actual cut to the stone.--
David Dyer-Bennet
James Schenken
