It's such an interesting dilemma. I've been photographing things since I was 8 (which, for the record, was the early 80s). I know what certain Fuji and Kodak an

It's such an interesting dilemma. I've been photographing things since I was 8 (which, for the record, was the early 80s). I know what certain Fuji and Kodak and, more recently, Ilford films look like, how to shoot with them, and what looks good to my experienced eye. I have spent a great deal of time trying to find an excellent film simulation workflow in linux because my "headcanon" of a photo is very clear. But I don't try too hard, because there's a hell of a lot of merit in either (a) just whacking some sliders around until I hit an unexpectedly great look for the shot or (b) just letting the camera give me a JPEG that is better than just about anything I'll end up with and spending my time shooting. I still use emulation, and probably always will (and someday I'll find a good emulation of the VSCO A-series iphone filters) because of that easy headcanon situation, but the fear of getting stale is real.