Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 26/10/00 8:02 pm, Leica Users digest at owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote: > On Thu, 26 October 2000, John Gong wrote: > >> >> Photography is becoming a mutual interest for my 10 year old son and I. He's >> using my Nikon gear while I hoard the Leicas :-). At the moment, we're >> still exploring picture taking technique, but I am starting to think of what >> I want to do next with improving the final result. >> >> As a child, I was lucky enough to walk over to a public darkroom at the >> Police Athletic League in Chinatown. I had a wonderful coach in a volunteer >> professional photographer. Nowadays, darkroom facilities are an endangered >> species, especially out in suburbia land. >> >> We have the space for a wet darkroom now. I've been thinking of acquiring a >> V.35 and building a complete setup. On the other hand, we also have at our >> disposal no shortage of Macs and PCs with Photoshop or Photodeluxe and a >> good photo printer. I'm a total novice at this software programs, and >> haven't invested the time to get the results I truly want yet. As a result, >> I am more comfortable being a coach in a wet darkroom than a modern digital >> one. >> >> What would you do ? >> >> >> John Gong John I've been lucky enough to be involved with photographic teaching of 5/6/7/8th graders in urban schools in Rochester since I came here last February. Computers and digital imaging are commonplace. Most of the kids treat them with a take it or leave it attitude. The atmosphere (literally and metaphorically) of the darkroom is what get their imaginations fired up. The look on the face of a kid that has just produced their first 10x8 print from their own neg is something you'll remember all your life. (It's almost as good as when they mat their first real print and see that in a frame - but that's another story.) Your son will pick up the digital imaging stuff elsewhere - give him the 'heritage'. - -- David Prakel dprakel@rochester.rr.com