Had a conversation with a friend that shoots in TO professionally. He was saying that having made the switch to digital about two years ago he's finding himself dragging his F5 around with him instead of digital when he's out and around. He said he actually finds he enjoys shooting with film again for various reasons. The main one being is that he actually takes his time a little more composing and such.
Is there anyone here that shoots professionally, or semi-professionally, finding similar hankerings to shoot film again? I'm speaking about 35mm stuff, or that still uses film over digital?
I still use my F4 once in a while for fun stuff, but I've become so used to shooting 500+ digital shots in an afternoon I have a hard time limiting myself to a couple of rolls of film with the F4.
Funny how you should post this. Yesterday, at the office, we were talking about how film and good processing seems more satisfying.
One comment was "a pixel is a pixel but there more to film".
I agree that digital is more convenient but there seems a "richness" to film.
While I sort of agree with you, I just can't help but recall all the greybeards complaining about how vinyl had a richness that wasn't captured on CDs....
how vinyl had a richness that wasn't captured on CDs
I have a friend that does audio conversion and editing, he says it's true that vinyl has a richness that CD's don't. He did say that you need some pretty high-end equipment to hear it though. I'll stick to CD's for now.
I have a friend that does audio conversion and editing, he says it's true that vinyl has a richness that CD's don't. He did say that you need some pretty high-end equipment to hear it though. I'll stick to CD's for now.
I still prefer some vinyl pressings - my system is fairly high-end.
I use the 'Blad' for production print work, giclees and such though, formal portraits. Richness, for sure I think film wins.
I think that convenience trumps richness for most. Of course, as a photographer, you still need some talent.
I've learnt a lot from a "mentor" - he really takes the time to set-up a shoot - often spending hours on just the right lighting. Some clients appreciate it, some just want something a little better than what they can take with a digital cam...
Some clients appreciate it, some just want something a little better than what they can take with a digital cam...
Yep, those are the jobs where you have to kind of tuck your talent and artistic mindset in your pocket and shoot what they want. Sometimes the client wins.
There is nothing like taking your time in setting up a shoot for sure. Lighting is everything after all. Talent and equipment really don't matter all that much as long as you know how to compose and light it properly. My niece helps me on shoots sometimes and if I'm doing something away from the camera, setting something, I'll ask her to fire off a shot or two because I know that it will turn out fine.
Geeze I could cut my workload in half if I let her do all the shooting and I just set it. Hmmm...
I have both film and digital slr's and try to treat the digital the same as film as I do want a quality shot. The one thing I really like about the digital is that I can see where I made a mistake and I can go back in and check the settings as the info selection will tell me. I also cannot afford to buy and develop roll after roll of film - so now I can print only what works as I learn more and more about photography.
I am not sure that digital is better than film and I believe that if you want to enlarge a picture and retain lots of quality then maybe film is best for that still
The mentality of the digital age is 'point' shoot, download'. Whatever happened to taking a good picture. Just because one has a point & shoot camera doesn't mean composition & all is thrown out the window!
I approach taking a photograph with my Canon S3 IS the same way I did with my Canon A-1. Well, I am not a pro - but I do look at what I am taking a picture of. I also take a few extra, using different settings. Personally, I like the instant gratification - when I get home, I can see the results right away. So many people just pick up their camera and shoot - not giving two hoots to composition - and it shows!
I did take a darkroom course years ago, but being in the miltary, I was always being moved every so often. I never did get into the development side of photography. Funny though, how a professional photographer I know uses Walmart to print out his digital photo's, as I always thought the pro would print them out themselves.
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