{"id":353,"date":"2014-11-16T00:16:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T05:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/?p=353"},"modified":"2019-10-25T10:59:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T14:59:35","slug":"technical-mastery-meh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/technical-mastery-meh\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical mastery?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I first got into photography, I got all wound up over all the same things as everyone else.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is it tack sharp?<\/li>\n<li>Is that a speck of noise I see?<\/li>\n<li>Is my histogram looking like a perfect rolling little hill?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Forget that stuff, man. It&#8217;s OK to not be tack sharp sometimes and it&#8217;s ok to have a little noise. \u00a0Heck, I&#8217;ve added noise before. \u00a0I don&#8217;t do that any more. \u00a0For some kinds of photography technical perfection certainly is important. \u00a0But for capturing a show, you&#8217;re not there to capture technical mastery&#8230;you&#8217;re there to capture energy and emotion.<\/p>\n<p>So, you know what&#8230;break a few rules. \u00a0Let that shutter stay open just a little too long. \u00a0Fuck it. \u00a0If it matches the vibe of the show you&#8217;re shooting, then&#8230;awesome.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-353 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/wp-content\/uploads\/scott-habermann_IMG_4176.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/wp-content\/uploads\/scott-habermann_IMG_4176-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/wp-content\/uploads\/scott-habermann_IMG_4176-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/wp-content\/uploads\/scott-habermann_IMG_4176-720x720.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/wp-content\/uploads\/nate-ihara_jjava_2011.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/wp-content\/uploads\/nate-ihara_jjava_2011-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4324.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowflood.com\/s02\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4324-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Fan At Jammin&#039; 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