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Film photography is such a beautiful and romantic process, with some ingenious technical solutions to make it all work, and still hold up pretty well with the e
by etblg 5y ago
Film photography is such a beautiful and romantic process, with some ingenious technical solutions to make it all work, and still hold up pretty well with the end result compared to digital photography.
It's also a huge pain in the ass compared to digital, but damn I'm going to be sad if it ever gets completely phased out.
- zabzonk 5y agoI'd say it is far superior to digital - have any digital photographs come up to comparison with those of Adams, Arbus, Frank or Weston, to name but a few? There is something about the physicality of a silver-based photo that digital cannot come near. But, as you say, it is a huge pain in the ass (one of the reasons I gave up on it) - something like oil painting. Which is probably why we are not doing grand masters these days.
- anta40 5y agoFar superior to digital? I saw an exhibition a few years ago where big prints were displayed. Some were taken with 4x5 films, and some with digital medium format (most likely Phase One). I'd say I had a hard time figuring out if a particular print was shot on film or digital.
- zabzonk 5y agoColour or B&W?