At 03:44 PM 8/6/2006, you wrote:
Does it make any sense? Won't somebody tell them?
I guess not. The market will sort this out, so it is claimed.
I speak often at schools about photography as a career and I tell
them that unless there is absolutely no way you will be happy doing
anything else, choosing photography as a career is not a good
idea. I also advise them if they do choose photography, they should
major in business
This said, I'm all in favor of keeping chemistry and silver as part
of the basic tuition in photo schools.
I taught photography at the college level until the college decided
to replace their wonderful darkrooms with computers and then
discovered they couldn't afford to get everything needed to be
computer-based for two years. They wanted me to teach with
neither. I quit. I still have a darkroom and a Jobo processor but
haven't used either in over two years. If I had time to pursue
photography as a hobby, I would still be using the darkroom. I do
believe that beginning photographers would benefit from learning
darkroom processing first, but I also believe that they benefit from
the instant results and ability to take many exposures available with digital.
Tina
Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
http://www.tinamanley.com
