Make mistakes? No, never! (said no one ever)

It is a rare shoot or project that I come away from feeling that I nailed every aspect.  Even when I have confidence from looking at a teathered laptop or chimping the back of my camera, invariably I see things that could have been better when I start my processing.

The worst kind of mistake for me are the settings or configuration errors.  Sometimes these are inadvertent dial moves, and sometimes just sloppiness.  Face it, there is a reason why so many people use a point and shoot, or even keep their DSLR in auto mode.  The reality is that the camera will most likely make a decision on settings that are likely to work.

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