I'll be 73 years old soon. When I started my commercial photography career, there was no such thing as digital photography. I shot so many sheets of 4x5 film, I don't really want to think about it. And so many rolls of 35mm and 120mm transparency film over the years. We certainly weren't going for the "film look" back then; we were just conducting business.
When digital cam along, I jumped on it immediately, I welcomed it wholeheartedly. When we could preview the image on the camera back, or on a laptop, so much of the stress of having an art director hovering of you was dramatically lessened. I still have all my film cameras; it's a little hard to part with them honestly. But I haven't shot any film in many years.
So, do I think digital is better than film or vice-versa? Nope. Not even close. I'm also a painter: Do I think acrylics are better than oils? No. Do want you want. What you enjoy.
Over the years, I've fallen in love with images; I don't really care how they're made.
Congratulations on your success, @lucylumen. I think your writing draws people in. That's not easy to do.
Have you tried developing your own color/colour film at home? It's even more easy than black and white development. Give it a shot (pun definitely intended)
I used to hate / dislike how film made me feel lonely. Now I’ve learned to embrace being a little nerdy, even extra interested in my ‘hobby’ and love how it’s brought me into a unique sub-world of wonderfully creative, imaginative and passionate people.
Love this. The waiting kills me but I was SO excited to receive the email today telling me my scans were in! And so happy to see that I actually got a couple of keepers!
I don't think you get a choice when it comes to #8 - you're either a 'shoeboxes full of negatives' type of photographer (I am) or a 'nicely filed, with notes, in date order, in a folder' type of photographer (sadly, not me)
I am one of those happy black and white photogs shooting my bulk rolled Kentmere and Foma at $3 per 36-exposure roll. I love it. But also I yearn for color and wish I could justify the cost more often.
Grew up in the pre digital era. Even film is different now in the digital age. Besides the cost and the waiting the biggest hinderance to film is the knowledge of how to make a good exposure.
With digital you can put it on auto and bang away. I bought the expensive Nikon kit in 1982 I had little understanding of how to use it. Growing up all we had was the Kodak box camera, 120 film and it took about two weeks to get the prints.
Most of the world does not know anything about the history of photography and therein lies part of the problem.
I have both film and digital cameras and I enjoy them both. The real test for me is what is in the frame.
I'll be 73 years old soon. When I started my commercial photography career, there was no such thing as digital photography. I shot so many sheets of 4x5 film, I don't really want to think about it. And so many rolls of 35mm and 120mm transparency film over the years. We certainly weren't going for the "film look" back then; we were just conducting business.
When digital cam along, I jumped on it immediately, I welcomed it wholeheartedly. When we could preview the image on the camera back, or on a laptop, so much of the stress of having an art director hovering of you was dramatically lessened. I still have all my film cameras; it's a little hard to part with them honestly. But I haven't shot any film in many years.
So, do I think digital is better than film or vice-versa? Nope. Not even close. I'm also a painter: Do I think acrylics are better than oils? No. Do want you want. What you enjoy.
Over the years, I've fallen in love with images; I don't really care how they're made.
Congratulations on your success, @lucylumen. I think your writing draws people in. That's not easy to do.
Have you tried developing your own color/colour film at home? It's even more easy than black and white development. Give it a shot (pun definitely intended)
I hate film because my negatives got ruined by mould! 😭 Make sure you store your archives correctly y'all!
Also hate taking my mate out on a test shoot and then realising afterwards the film wasn't loaded properly...
Absolutely spot on on all points.
I will add in a digital sense that I hate being told that DSLRs are dead Mirrorless are the only cameras worth considering these days!! <rant over> 😀
I used to hate / dislike how film made me feel lonely. Now I’ve learned to embrace being a little nerdy, even extra interested in my ‘hobby’ and love how it’s brought me into a unique sub-world of wonderfully creative, imaginative and passionate people.
Love this. The waiting kills me but I was SO excited to receive the email today telling me my scans were in! And so happy to see that I actually got a couple of keepers!
Like a true RnR philosopher once sang: the waiting is the hardest part
I don't think you get a choice when it comes to #8 - you're either a 'shoeboxes full of negatives' type of photographer (I am) or a 'nicely filed, with notes, in date order, in a folder' type of photographer (sadly, not me)
I am one of those happy black and white photogs shooting my bulk rolled Kentmere and Foma at $3 per 36-exposure roll. I love it. But also I yearn for color and wish I could justify the cost more often.
Grew up in the pre digital era. Even film is different now in the digital age. Besides the cost and the waiting the biggest hinderance to film is the knowledge of how to make a good exposure.
With digital you can put it on auto and bang away. I bought the expensive Nikon kit in 1982 I had little understanding of how to use it. Growing up all we had was the Kodak box camera, 120 film and it took about two weeks to get the prints.
Most of the world does not know anything about the history of photography and therein lies part of the problem.
I have both film and digital cameras and I enjoy them both. The real test for me is what is in the frame.