Professor Elam

Weekend Sept 7 2014

Pro photographer Thom Hogan writes a great column on 'magic camera settings' Thom shoots with  Nikon camera. He notes at the start of vacation season he always gets requests for the settings he uses on his Nikon, people assume that if they use the same setting they will get the same result. 

In short if Thom shot his photo with a Nikon XXX camera and used a Nikon 85 MM lens, well if I shooot as you did at F 3.5 and 1/125 of a second, I will get the same shot right?

Uh wrong. There is no magic camera setting. 

TAke a look at these gorgeous shots by Robin Wong..  AS he notes, he cannot provide a 'cheat sheet' for the same results. 

I have spent a good deal of time visitng with our past tutors.Different tutors relate the same story. A student wants help with come conceptual problem. They offer to explain the concept, theory and how to analyze the problem.The retort however is,

no no I just want you to show me how to get the answer!  The student is always in a hurry and always wants yes a magic 'cheat sheet.'

Well there is not magic accounting setting either, no instant cheat sheet, and no easy way to get there. 

AS Hogan notes at the conclusion of his column the best universal manual for anything is on the back of every shampoo botttle. 

Apply, later, rinse, repeat

Until you get your hair clean 

Or your accounting problem correct

See you in class.