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"Chimping" How and Why.
Jim Scolman, Photographer
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Monroe | WA | USA | Posted: 5:05 PM on 09.15.06 |
->> Hello, what is the derivation of "Chimping" and more to the point why is it something no "Real Pro" wants to be caught doing?
Thanks Jim Scolman |
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Steve Conner, Photographer
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Matt Cashore, Photographer
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South Bend | IN | USA | Posted: 5:21 PM on 09.15.06 |
->> Ohhhhhh...so many chimping threads, so little time...
This one is a good starter...follow the various links to chimping threads past:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=14496
However, I too am curious how exactly the silly notion of being "caught" chimping got started...? |
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Brad Mangin, Photographer
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Pleasanton | CA | USA | Posted: 6:01 PM on 09.15.06 |
->> Jim- what you really need to do is watch parts 1 and 2 of the wonderful video from Robert Hanashiro:
Chimping EXPOSED!
http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/chimping/index.html
ALSO- the very first documented case where the word "chimping" was used in print (and illustrated with a photo of Tim Clary from AFP doing it) to describe looking at the back of a digital SLR can be found in this story written for the Sports Shooter Newsletter way back on September 27, 1999 by USA TODAY staffer and SportsShooter.com member Bob Deutsch:
Open & Shut Case
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/212 |
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Amir Gamzu, Photographer
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Ann Arbor | MI | USA | Posted: 6:10 PM on 09.15.06 |
->> the article says the definition of chimping is;
"("Chimping"...a series of photographers all looking at their screens like monkeys!)"
does this mean that I need other photographers around to chimp? |
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Chris Collins, Photographer
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Fayetteville/ATL | GA | US | Posted: 6:12 PM on 09.15.06 |
| ->> Chimping is the perfect way to miss the shot. Everytime! |
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Lucas Jackson, Photographer
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 10:57 PM on 09.15.06 |
->> "Chimping is the perfect way to miss the shot. Everytime!"
Yea, or a good way to make sure your editor doesn't lynch you when you hand him 3 cards full of images instead of 100 because you have been in-camera editing the whole time. It's not always 'chimping' I feel chimping takes place as soon as someone says 'oooooh oooooh,' or 'look at this.'
:) |
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John Taggart, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Philadelphia | PA | USA | Posted: 11:53 PM on 09.15.06 |
| ->> wow this is great |
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Chris Williams, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Rancho Cucamonga | CA | USA | Posted: 1:19 AM on 09.16.06 |
->> I suppressed my urge to chimp today by shooting film :-D 35mm AND medium format (6 x 4.5)
Chris |
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Richard Wolowicz, Photographer
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Brossard | QC | Canada | Posted: 9:10 AM on 09.16.06 |
->> Chimping is good for the soul ... and makes for nice FunPix too !
My name is Richard and I'm a chimper. |
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James Nix, Photographer
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Brunswick | GA | USA | Posted: 9:52 AM on 09.16.06 |
->> Does everyone remember June 9, 2006 (aka No Chimping Day)?
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1590
That was the day I realized that chimping is no longer something I do just for the rush of it and I might have a problem . |
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Andy Mead, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 10:35 AM on 09.16.06 |
->> My guess is that June 9th, 2006 was one of the most chimp-iest days of the year. In fact, It probabably kicked off the start of the biggest monthlong festival of unrepentant chimping that photography has ever known.
June 9, 2006 was the opening day of the FIFA World Cup. |
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Greg Ferguson, Photographer
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Scottsdale | Az | USA | Posted: 3:48 PM on 09.16.06 |
->> I my shooting world, chimping is a good way to get badly hurt. I've seen several photographers almost get run over because they were too enamored with their latest frames to see the rodeo pickup-men galloping toward them trying to wrangle a bronc.
I seldom chimp, mostly because I have a good idea what my camera has in it. Once I've set it I'll check a few times just to see if I like what I'm getting, then will only check when I think I blew a shot.
I do look more often when I'm shooting with strobes outdoors because it's difficult to cover a rodeo arena with them, but once I'm convinced things are set right I forget about the LCD and concentrate on my shooting instead. |
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Kelly Lacefield, Photographer
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Palmdale | CA | USA | Posted: 4:24 PM on 09.16.06 |
->> how many times do you hear yourself say "oohh!" or "ooh ooh ooh, look at this frame!"
now, put a group of us in the same room. yeah,... go ahead, say it to yourself,...let yourself hear the sound.
"ooh ooh ooh oh ooh oh!"
now what does that sound like?
i like to think we do not "look" like monkeys, but sound like them instead :)
cheers!
Kelly |
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Oscar Sosa, Photographer
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Jacksonville | FL | USA | Posted: 8:10 PM on 09.16.06 |
| ->> I no longer chimp. My arms have shrunk so much over the years that no matter how far I hold the camera the screen never seems to be in focus. |
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Jeff Mills, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 8:18 PM on 09.17.06 |
->> To miss a play because your busy looking at your LCD is foolish.
To make someone else miss a play because your showing them your great shot is foolish as well
To not make use of a useful tool, the LCD screen during tv timeouts and other moments like that is as foolish as you can be.
Using the LCD screen to edit out obviously bad shots so you can cut wasted time trasfering your images at the half is a smart move.
Using the LCD is verify you've got acceptable images of those on your shooting list is a smart move.
Checking the LCD periodically to make sure things are set correctly, such as white balance is a smart move. Rely on the LCD for exposure settings ? No, but when you review a shot and see a blue cast and realize you forgot to set the WB back after you used flash, that's a life saver.
Ive seen people get ran over by 300lb lineman, or drilled by a foulball because they weren't paying attention. Maybe they were chimping, maybe they were talking on the cellphone, maybe they were looking a cheerleader, regardless, the #1 rule is pay attention to the game. |
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Lucas Jackson, Photographer
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 10:01 PM on 09.17.06 |
| ->> Well said Jeff, well said. It's a powerful tool but can easily be abused. |
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Greg Ferguson, Photographer
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Scottsdale | Az | USA | Posted: 8:23 PM on 09.18.06 |
->> "Checking the LCD periodically to make sure things are set correctly, such as white balance is a smart move."
I've found that the LCD sometimes doesn't help when checking WB. When shooting under arena lights here at our big hockey arena, after doing a custom WB on my 20D the LCD's color looked weird - everything was REALLY blue. I freaked, and ran a chip to my wife who downloaded it to the computer quickly, and she confirmed things were OK, so I crossed my fingers and trusted the camera's display.
Later I figured out the ambient color of the overhead lights had my brain's built-in WB working overtime so my eyes weren't in sync with the camera's custom WB. The color balance came out fine afterwards, but it was pretty unnerving. |
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Patrick Smith, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Forest Hill | MD | USA | Posted: 10:02 AM on 09.19.06 |
| ->> a bit off topic. but where can I get the "iChimp" shirt? :D |
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Clark Brooks, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Urbana | IL | USA | Posted: 11:49 AM on 09.19.06 |
->> Jeff:
You took the words right off my keyboard. You voiced my sentiments exactly. |
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