A work in progress...
I’ve complained about my Sony A7RIV having too many megapixels for a whole year now. I’ve had to upgrade to a 24TB storage RAID to accommodate the file sizes of an uncompressed 62mp camera. I really wasn’t “happy” with the A7RIV except for the updated form factor, it did feel good in my hands. However, with the release of the Sony A1 just around the corner, which I have pre-ordered, I did have a big realization that I do miss all of those megapixels just for the fact that I can crop in & still maintain a decent mp count. Thinking about that I also realized that I’ve become lazy in my composition & knowing that I have the luxury to crop after the fact in post, that I didn’t need to get it right in camera. I did sell my A7RiV, 3 weeks ago & have been shooting with my backup A9I, which is 24mp & I’ve had to really think about, to crop or not to crop? Copping can make or break an image & having the ability to get rid of the unwanted parts of a picture that does nothing to help tell your story will make for a stronger image! It’s brought me back to 3-4 years ago when I didn’t have that luxury to crop with a smaller mp camera. This lesson did teach me to focus on what I should include or exclude in my frame. Sometimes big isn’t always better!
The image above is a 5 frame exposure blend. I gotta say that this was a tuff one to blend, so much masking! Lol!
Learn, grow...repeat!
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