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Too many pixels

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- If Mozart truly claimed to have used just as many notes as were required, neither more, nor less, then I imagine the perfect photographer is the one who uses only as many pixels as she needs. In that shimmering apex of an image, every pixel is the right color, each pixel reinforces its neighbors, and no pixel goes without purpose. Were so much as one pixel to be removed, the entire photograph would be rendered average. And yet, while I've heard a few photographers make some highly questionable claims, I've never heard that one before. In fact, most photographers are quite content to throw away a few thousand pixels in post. That is to say, in Photoshop. Here are three common scenarios. First, you shoot the photo slightly wide, with the intention of capturing the entire scene. It is after all better to start with too much than capture too little. Consider the movie you're watching right now. I would love to tell you…

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