Shooting and Chimping

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In the studio, how many togs set up the shot and preview. Then shoot not looking through the camera?

I tend not to look through the view finder once set up. I trained that way and was told you can miss to much during the shutter release.

I don't tend to 'chimp' the shots. To me it takes up time and does not look professional in front of clients.

what are your thoughts and views?
 
TBH, I don't do any studio shots so I can't really comment on that aspect, but I nearly always chimp after every shot. It's so easy to think you've got everything set up perfectly, fire off a load of shots without checking and then notice something is just out.

Looks far more professional to keep chimping than it does to end up with a pile of ***** at the end of the day :D
 
I tell them that I'm just going to take a couple of test shots, rattle off a few frames and then check to make sure everything's ok. Then I try not to look again for the rest of the shoot.
 
Last studio session I did I took the 1st shot . Looked at it to check all was well thought hell thats the one . But thought I better shoot some more....:lol:

But I only tend to have a quick look to check eyes are open nif I think someone has blinked. Thats the only problem that and expressions....

A half blink is worse than a non smile as the tend to look pished... lol.

So I do chimp but only on a few shots and only for certain things :naughty:


MD:thumbs:
 
What do you mean by chimp??
 
Chimping, or to chimp, is the practice of looking at the display or histogram post shot with normally a look of serious concentration. Its an abbreviation of Check Image Preview and I think was started by one of the Getty Images pros.

I don't think its a bad thing at all, I chimp all my paid shots. If the shot isn't right I'll retake straight away if all is well I move on to the next set. I'd rather be seen chimping then having to explain why I've missed a series.
 
Daryl said:
In days of film you had to get it right. so why should be any different?

If you knoe what your doing?
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I agree that once your lights are set it's not necessary in the studio, but on location I chimp a lot. I also show clients the odd shot so they can see they look good. It helps to relax them.
 
I for one will never use those new fangled mirror things on my car. Real drivers in the days of horse and carts never needed them......

I chimp. When setting up a group shot i'll often chimp once then use remote cord to keep eye contact whilst camera on tripod with no chimping though, so then i don't chimp.

There's a time and a place!
 
Daryl said:
In days of film you had to get it right. so why should be any different?

If you knoe what your doing?
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Because with the kit we have now we can check expressions and blinkers straight away to check we have the shot we want rather than hoping we do..

IMHO


MD:thumbs:
 
Will H said:
Looks far more professional to keep chimping than it does to end up with a pile of ***** at the end of the day :D
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Or it makes you look like you don't know what you're doing which does not give your subject much confidence.

I suppose it's different with location stuff but with studio where everything is fixed apart from the models then once you've sorted your test shot there shouldn't be any need to chimp after every shot.
 
If you are being paid to do a job, surely it's worth a quick look to see if you have actually got the shot you need?

Or you can just crow on about the days of film. Your choice.
 
Surely you check between setups not after every shot. If you stop to check after every shot when you're shooting portraits then you can really ruin the flow.
 
if the camera is on the tripod...i still use the eyepiece as i would have with my slrs

my camera gives a 2 sec show on the back screen so i can check composition and other readings in the eye level finder....stand back...and push the shutter with my eye on the scene or group...
after exposure i can either give a quick look at the chimpanzee output...or review using the easier method of pressing the review button...
 
cw318is said:
Chimping, or to chimp, is the practice of looking at the display or histogram post shot with normally a look of serious concentration. Its an abbreviation of Check Image Preview and I think was started by one of the Getty Images pros.

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I thought it was also due to when people pass a point and shoot around, making oooh ooh aahh ha noises at the images! :lol:

To not check your shots as you go is a little risky?

Chefs taste thier food as they cook......
 
Daryl said:
In days of film you had to get it right. so why should be any different?

If you knoe what your doing?
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Chimping gives peace of mind - something that you didn't have with film. I remember shooting kitchen sets for example where after I took the shots (on 5 x 4 film) they knocked it all apart and built the next one - we used to try to do three a day - so a lot of man hours and materials down the tubes if I didn't get it right. It was always a worry till you saw the transparencies coming back from the lab - maybe two days later. I did sometimes shoot polaroid b/w to check the set up but not the same thing.
 
I work on Shad Thames by Tower Bridge and we often have people coming down to do advertising shoots, etc. It's hardly uncommon to see a tethered setup with everyone checking the images on a hooded laptop as they're coming out of the camera.

Extreme Chimping :)
 
it's just unthinkably expensive to get it wrong - so the shots are checked by everyone!
 
awp said:
It was always a worry till you saw the transparencies coming back from the lab
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When I used to work in the labs, it wasn't uncommon to see togs clambering over the counter, desperate to almost get in the drying cabinet to to see if there trannies were ok!

For studio work or outdoor work involving lights, I only chimp each time I change the lighting set up, after that I just shoot, it can ruin the flow other wise.

It is a handy safety net, and I certainly chimp far less if a client is present. More than once it's been commented that I must know what I'm doing as I'm not continually looking at the back, (at least they think I know what I'm doing:naughty:)
 
Thats how Ifeel. Check the set up or it can ruin the flow.

Andrew? It's not expensive at all. you should know what you are doing.

I have seen so called togs doing it at weddings and they miss so much going around them when the faff about chimping every shot. Makes togs look like a ham. It's good to check a shot but every one.... Thats what editing is for.
 
Yes you should know what you are doing - but that doesn't change the fact that advertising shoots where there are a lot of people/models involved can be horrendously expensive - so no harm in checking that everything is OK before each set up is broken down. Not suggesting you need to check every single shot - but sometimes you may have to - or the art director will want to.
 
Daryl said:
In days of film you had to get it right. so why should be any different?

If you know what your doing?
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Because today we have a useful chimping tool to confirm stuff. ...Even if you know what your doing it would be unprofessional not to take advantage of that tool.

And In the days of film they had a Polaroid camera to check the set. ...which was used in pretty much the same way as chimping is today


Not much difference ...just easier nowadays.
 
Tethered ......... chimping ....... polaroid back ????? All the same really.

Rather have a good set of shots .......... who cares if they think you look unprofessional .. do they want great shots or not?
 
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