Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I guess I agree with everything Jim says about the craft of photography. But I don't understand why he thinks it is something that must be limited to film. Pre-visualization is nothing more or less than having an intuitive feel for how materials will respond to a combination of exposure and, in the case of film, development. Whether those materials are film and chemicals or a CCD sensor doesn't seem to me to make a huge amount of difference. Good craft is good craft. Knowing how to get the most into a negative and the most out of a print is no different than doing the same with a high resolution scanning back and an inkjet printer. The results may be qualitatively different, but getting the most out of your materials and process takes the same mount of care and dedication no matter what your materials and process are. I think it is disingenuous to write off all of digital as point and shoot nonsense. What we are really talking about here is the proper use of tools. Saying that you can't do "real" photography with current digital processes is like saying you can't write "real" literature using a word processor and a laser printer. Pete, who programs computers by day, and prints black and white in his darkroom by night... because its cheaper. :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/