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 Post subject: Which do you prefer? Film or digital?Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 1:54 pm 
This has been bugging me lately. I've started working with this photographer, which is good... it's a job, and I get to play with nice expensive cameras. But this guy never went to school for photography. He's never even used a manual camera! He certainly has an eye for photos and detail. It just bugs me he doesnt know the foundations of photography such as the darkroom and FILM. He says film is a dying industry. I don't think so AT ALL. Film is coming around once again. People are appreciating a real photo on real photo paper over a digital picture on their screen. Honestly, I think he is just relying on his expensive cameras to get the good shots. So i was just wondering what all you eisley heads think. Do you prefer digital or film? And why. I enjoy digital, I really do. And I think it's great for things like wedding photography and the like. But honestly nothing beats film, for me. As far as fine art photography is considered. Nothing is better than film. Nothing. Digital photography becomes repetative. But this is just my opinion. I want to know what you all think. But maybe I'm just biased because I'm a photo major.... _________________ www.allisongill.net www.myspace.com/silverbugs www.last.fm/users/allisoncostello www.imahuman.tumblr.com www.isitreallysostrange.wordpress.com [i spend too much time on the internet, apparently.] 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 1:57 pm
I much prefer film because the pictures I get from my Mom's old Minolta look so exceptionally rich and crisp. I can't afford film very often though and that Minolta can be a pain to lug around, so I usually take digital shots. When I went to London I brought both and took a bunch of black & white film shots. Then I lost a roll.  _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:01 pm
Saellys wrote: I much prefer film because the pictures I get from my Mom's old Minolta look so exceptionally rich and crisp. I can't afford film very often though and that Minolta can be a pain to lug around, so I usually take digital shots. When I went to London I brought both and took a bunch of black & white film shots. Then I lost a roll. I agree with you on the fact that film is becoming expensive. It's frustrating really. If money wasn't an object... I don't even want to think about it. Haha. _________________ www.allisongill.net www.myspace.com/silverbugs www.last.fm/users/allisoncostello www.imahuman.tumblr.com www.isitreallysostrange.wordpress.com [i spend too much time on the internet, apparently.]
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:03 pm
I prefer digital, though it has not always quite reached the richness of film. I think other factors outweigh that, in most cases. It won't be long until digital can match that in the same or similar ways, though. There are things that digital can do that film can't, and there are things that film can do that digital can't. Discarding one format or the other is a mistake. Try matching medium and large formats with a digital ... you better be rich. And it's still not the same. I could go on ... I personally will shoot mostly with digital, but I'll definitely use some film along the way. I think it's criminal to not understand photography from its roots. History is important to the skills we learn, and it's vital for art, too. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:07 pm
TheAntrider wrote: I could go on ... I personally will shoot mostly with digital, but I'll definitely use some film along the way. I think it's criminal to not understand photography from its roots. History is important to the skills we learn, and it's vital for art, too. I agree. I just don't like the fact that he completely ignores the foundations and basics of photography. There are times when film is better, and there are time with digital is better. I just hate that people don't take the time to at least learn a little more about the history. Blah. _________________ www.allisongill.net www.myspace.com/silverbugs www.last.fm/users/allisoncostello www.imahuman.tumblr.com www.isitreallysostrange.wordpress.com [i spend too much time on the internet, apparently.]
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:09 pm
CaughtOnFilm wrote: I just hate that people don't take the time to at least learn a little more about the history. Blah. It bothers me so much when people do that with anything. It's so disrespectful and promotes ignorance. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 4:46 pm
I love digitaling... but, now that i've had my go with film digital almost seems like cheating. I've spent so much time tinkering with lenses, ruining film, experimenting with prints, etc. not to appreciate the glory of producing your own print. So yeah, I picked film. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:16 pm
i love both, but i prefer digital. it's instant and easier. i do think film looks better though. it also has the same feeling like putting on some vinyl instead of a cd...like you're preserving history or something. i dont know, i like most forms of art. _________________ www.flickr.com/photos/somecallmeallie www.envelopesandeggnog.blogspot.com www.somecallmeallie.deviantart.com |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:41 pm
I prefer film. Film has better latitude, contrast, and is more flexible. That and I can use my 20+ year old manual camera, and it looks just as good as a camera made yesterday because they have the same film. I like the texture of film more, too. Film grain is very gritty when it's present, and digital noise is more like multicolored Jell-o. That said, I'd like to have a digital camera to mess around with, but I'm not a fan of the way they posterize in the highlights. I don't want my highlights to clip, even though a lot of people like that look. _________________ Scriptozoology, a screenwriting blog .. Facebook |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 3:11 am
i prefer digital simply because it is more practical for me, and because i enjoy working with the settings to see what kind of shot i can get, not hoping that i did it right, then getting film developed and finding out that i didn't... my problem is really that i lack the knowledge to properly use film. i do like both, though, and think they both have a place in photography. i personally prefer to use digital, though. (mainly because i don't consider photography my "passion" but a great hobby) _________________ Saellys wrote: Thank God for Arielle  all your kind, they're coming clean they shut their eyes their mess, their scene |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 4:27 am
I took photography class as a feshman, and I wanted to take Photography 2 next year... but I didn't have the time. Anyway, I like both. I loooove working in the darkroom, but that's really impractical for me because I don't have one. I think the darkroom is one of the most relaxing places to be, and film is a lot of fun because the pictures just feel more personal. However, digital is my weapon of choice because I: don't have money for film, don't have a darkroom, don't have very good skills with manuel, don't have money to have my pictures developed But it doesn't bother me that other people don't look into manuel stuff... for most people it's just a hobby, and if they're doing fine with digital, then there really is no reason for them to have to spend the money and time on the history. _________________ my name's carrie and i love a good sandwich so if you have a sandwich, come roll with me! 
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 4:37 am
digital. why? cost effective. also its really altered the status of the "amateur photographer" Its not some weird kid who found a darkroom in his high school and started working for the school paper, its anybody with 200 bucks to their name. Anyone can be a digital photographer and that opens up a lot of possibilities for interesting and different expressions of the art form. Whenever something gets opened to the masses, new geniuses emerge. Of course there are like...5 geniuses in a sea of 300 million morons, but that's still revolutionary to an art form. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 1:43 pm
in terms of asthetics, i prefer film. i think the overall quality of the photo is so much better. of course, digital is catching up. i think digital is good for people who just want to take quick pictures. those that are invested in photography as a career or as a part-time artist should look at both film and digital. _________________ http://thegirlinthebearhat.tumblr.com/ |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:22 pm
The one thing with digital that has not quite satisfied me is that there is no truly satisfying answer to getting the edge of the negative on the picture. There are plenty of frames and all, but it's just not the same. But I still use it when I really want to. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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