Chris, I think this is a matter of taste. Gramatically, either way is correct.
Go take some pictures ;-)
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Nathan
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> On 23 Dec 2015, at 08:18, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Chaps and chapesses
>
> Why do so many people use the Passive Voice when describing how they took
> their shot? Virtually no one writes, “I took this with my field camera and
> 10mm ƒ64 lens.” Most people use, “This shot was taken with a half-frame Oly
> with 600mm ƒ2 lens and processed in LightRoom with a bit of help from Topaz
> Clarity.”
>
> Are they being coy or modest? Does writing that way make them feel as if
> someone else took the shot – perhaps only to own up to the shot when they
> find that others like it? Or does it make them feel important to use what
> they perceive as a formal way of describing the shot?
>
> Well, the general principle that I have always adopted when writing is to use
> the Active Voice. It has always been accepted that that is the clearest way
> to express yourself. In the case of photography use of the Active Voice will
> ensure that all reading the description will know for certain who was
> responsible for that image.
>
> Chris
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