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One thing that film gives me is a physical representation of reality as light bounced off of it at the time of me pressing the shutter. This, for me, is an act
by andrei_says_ 10y ago
One thing that film gives me is a physical representation of reality as light bounced off of it at the time of me pressing the shutter.
This, for me, is an act of alchemy, a bit of magic, which brings a special kind of awe and changes my attitude to the scene, to the moment I am taking the photo, and thus changes the outcome.
I rarely shoot film, but when I do, it feels special.
- eyeinthepyramid 10y agoit's funny that that has become more special than transmogrifying reality into an ethereal form represented by numbers, stored by manipulating electricity, and recreated anywhere in the world by transforming electricity into light
- pmoriarty 10y agoElectricity is pretty magical too, if you stop to think about it. Most things are pretty magical, in a way, if you really think about them.
- andrei_says_ 10y agoI agree. And yet, the molecules in the film emulsion get reconfigured directly by the light emitted by reality and focused by the lens. It's direct, physical, embedded in the material structure, testimony of what once was. A physical manifestation of one's experience. Light-sensitive transistors to electricity to software to memory feels much more ephemeral. Not less magic, but less al-chemical.