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Doesn’t the same criticism apply to the aesthetic choices baked into film? It seems to me that the amount of technical expertise it takes to post process a phon
by whoisburbansky 5y ago
Doesn’t the same criticism apply to the aesthetic choices baked into film? It seems to me that the amount of technical expertise it takes to post process a phone-captured RAW file in Lightroom compares favorably to the amount of expertise it would take to have a physical dark room and tools to dodge and burn. If anything, it seems to me that it’s gotten easier to master the tools necessary to make your pictures look technically better.
- quartesixte 5y agoYes and for during the height of the film era what film stock you chose, along with your choice of push/pull on the stated ISO levels, was part of any project’s aesthetic choices. It is immensely easier to do in light room what previously took hours in a dark room and years to master. We can now spend more time thinking about specific aesthetic choices and less time making test strips of 1 stop intervals on a small strip of the sky to correctly dial in exposure. That’s a process that can take a very long time, involve lots of chemicals, and expose you to some carcinogens. I love film photography but it is laborious.