Thursday, January 19, 2012
tankboy:

oliviaisferosch:

wow! how long has exif data been available by clicking the info button on the photos? can’t tell if i like this, but objectively, very cool…

I don’t mind it, but as someone who makes her living off photography do you feel like this is giving away a portion of your intellectual property (akin to revealing a trade secret you’ve worked hard to perfect)?

Eh, that was kind of the initial feeling but after about 30 seconds I realized that was kind of stupid. These settings and things just suggest that I, you know, properly exposed the photo. :) And it’s kind of nice for me to see what I used  to create the image since I rarely look that up later. The real magic is just in composition and editing, which thankfully EXIF data can’t relate.  :) Would only be bad if it proved I was stupid and did something like a super high ISO with an 8000th second exposure, thus proving I was kind of dumb in creating the image and missed the opportunity to create an optimal one.

tankboy:

oliviaisferosch:

wow! how long has exif data been available by clicking the info button on the photos? can’t tell if i like this, but objectively, very cool…

I don’t mind it, but as someone who makes her living off photography do you feel like this is giving away a portion of your intellectual property (akin to revealing a trade secret you’ve worked hard to perfect)?

Eh, that was kind of the initial feeling but after about 30 seconds I realized that was kind of stupid. These settings and things just suggest that I, you know, properly exposed the photo. :) And it’s kind of nice for me to see what I used  to create the image since I rarely look that up later. The real magic is just in composition and editing, which thankfully EXIF data can’t relate.  :) Would only be bad if it proved I was stupid and did something like a super high ISO with an 8000th second exposure, thus proving I was kind of dumb in creating the image and missed the opportunity to create an optimal one.