outdated?
gee I have a darkroom and plan to have one for a while
I spend 8h a day in front of a computer at work already
gee I have a darkroom and plan to have one for a while
I spend 8h a day in front of a computer at work already
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Mark Blackwell <mblackwell1958@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
--- On Wed, 10/15/08, lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Out-of-date equipment
> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 7:32 AM
I do enjoy both experiences, but they are vastly different and happen at different times. There are times that as soon as I press the shutter that unless something else happens in processing ect, I KNOW I have got what I want. Yes something could happen with the film. Yea I could put a finger on the wrong spot and ruin it, but at that moment I know the image is strong. I KNOW it will be just as I envision it in my mind. I am just as certain of that as I am that taxes will go up not down. (and neither of our presidential candidates have me believing either will cut anything) It gives a great deal of personal satisfaction at the moment the shutter is released.> I look forward more to the surprises rather than the
> certainty that I
> got a good picture. What's more, I find more
> "gift" pictures over the
> years when I am mining heaps of old negs. There are images
> that I just
> didn't see years ago plus pictures that I didn't
> want to take the time
> to print because they were technically flawed or difficult.
> Now with PS
> I can resurrect them. This "image mining" BTW may
> benefit lot of
> photogrphy lovers who haven't the luxury of darkroom
> time. One can work
> on a picture at sessions of PS over hours, days, or weeks.
>
> I shoot GB's of digital snaps now, devil-may-care,
> knowing most will be
> junk. Just for the exercise (or more likely mental nervous
> pacing) I try
> things un-considerable with film. I am certain that is why
> my seeing
> continues to satisfy and keep me going in the film panorama
> mode.
>
> AZ
>
> Build a 120/35mm Lookaround!
> The Lookaround Book.
> Now an E-book.
> http://www.panoramacamera.us
>
The other experience is different in that I may or may not think I have a strong image. I don't have that confidence so say I know its good. I might even think its all junk. Then you get to the printing stage with a contact print or start the edit on the computer. One of the images catches your eye and something inside you tells you to work on that one further. As you work, the images develops. A little brighter here, a little more contrast, and before you know it either the screen or work print comes out and say "WOW"!!! Just as much satisfaction, but on a vastly different level.
