In the digital age, we're so not bound to "wasting" film, and I think removing that financial constraint allows us to just snap away. That's a really important thing, because the window for getting exactly the right shot is entirely too small.
This photo, featured on a Web site I frequent, is an example of what I'm talking about. I can say with a high degree of confidence that even a fraction of a second before or after this shot, her eyes and body language would not have conveyed the same thing. That she's pretty doesn't matter, because it's the feeling in the eyes that makes the photo. You can look at a thousand wedding photos of various couples and never see a look that intense or sincere.
Indeed, capturing that moment is hard even for the best photographer, because it comes and goes too quickly. (Disclaimer: It's a little easier with babies and small children, I think because they aren't emotionally developed enough to guard against that sincerity, which is sad for us adults.)
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