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[filmscanners] Re: Modern photography...
Ken McKaba wrote:
> I have been out of touch with photography for a few years
> and recently dusted off my old Rolleiflex 6x6 to find
> myself in the digital age. I am trying to make sense of
> how serious photography is done in the 21st century.
> I've brought the issue up to various people and everyone
> has a different opinion- I bet folks on this list will a
> few new ones.
>
> I always loved shooting B&W in my old Rolleiflex- I like
> the large square format. I do portraits, studio figure
> stuff, landscapes, etc. I used to spend hours in the
> darkroom and followed the Zone system to some extent.
>
>
> -Should I shoot digital then use PhotoShop to make it
> monochrome?
I'll just answer this one. I've now gone fully digital.
I obviously don't have the same requirements as you do and
it is quite possible (even probable) that you can get better
results going with film and filmscanners.
But.
In my experience (I held out with film and filmscanners until
last summer) if you invest a little time with learning Photoshop
and your digital camera of choice (I'd suggest a DSLR) you'll
have tons of *fun* taking and processing pictures.
I now take around between 20 and 200 pictures each and every day.
99.99% of those are rubbish, but I still have fun taking them
and looking at them and learning a little every single day.
The advantages I am sure you have heard before (instant gratification,
low processing cost and so on).
And they are real advantages.
I don't want to criticise anyone here, but I think you should consider
trying the all digital way and see if you like it. If you love
taking pictures and can live with the fact that you probably can't get
that last 5% of quality out of each of them, I think you'll be happy you
did.
Håkon
--
We shall fight on the beaches,
we shall fight on the landing grounds,
we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,
we shall fight in the hills;
we shall never surrender
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