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I am not a professional. But I had done some film photography in its last days. The photos that I took during the time, just casually, tops any photo that I tak

by qsera 7mo ago

I am not a professional. But I had done some film photography in its last days. The photos that I took during the time, just casually, tops any photo that I take now a days with by DSLR. It is not in raw "quality". But what are we trying to capture when we take a picture? Is it raw pixels? or is it some emotion that we originally got when we were looking at something. For some reason, I think film captures and regenerate that emotion when you look at the photograph in a way that a digital capture cannot. I cannot explain it, but the the closest thing that I have found that could explain it is..It is in the context of b/w but I think the same applies to color as well.. https://leicaphilia.com/the-difference-between-black-and-white-digital-and-film-explained/ https://leicaphilia.com/the-difference-between-black-and-whi...

packetlost 7mo ago
That emotion is nostalgia, whether real or perceived. It's not a bad thing, some of my favorite photos are on b&w film. Film has a texture and (inaccurate) colors/tones that aren't really reproduced in digital cameras but are all over the place in media we consume and personal/family photos, usually from an older time.
- 98codes 7mo ago
  > That emotion is nostalgia, whether real or perceived. Absolutely. One of my prized possessions is a book I had made from digital pictures I took on a family trip when my kids were 3 & 4 years old. The pictures are of single-digit megapixel quality, but are perfect for what they needed to be: a reminder of that trip, and the memories contained within. It seems to me that the slightly fuzzy aspect of old pictures better matches our fuzzy memories of that time.
- qsera 7mo ago
  It is not nostalgia. It was the photo of a stray dog on a beach, and a bunch of fishermen drawing in a big fishing net..so nothing personal or long lost to be nostalgic about...
  - packetlost 7mo ago
    You don't have to have an emotional connection to the subject to feel nostalgia, it can be more abstract than that, such as the way highlights are rendered or the grainy texture. Good art evokes emotions anyways, it doesn't need to be something you're personally tied to.
    - qsera 7mo ago
      But why are you telling me what I am feeling? I have felt nostalgia and this is not it. >Good art evokes emotions anyways Yes, that is what I am trying to say. Film results in something "artistic" by default.
hootz 7mo ago
Have you tried putting your digital photos through a film simulation software such as Dehancer?
- qsera 7mo ago
  I think so, but the results does not appear same. Did you get a chance to read the post I shared in my comment. It explains why this could not give the same results.
  - hootz 7mo ago
    Ah, that was a nice post. Thanks.
FpUser 7mo ago
This is like looking at old b/w photos of people for example. This feels like art. Brings memories and has zero relation to a physical quality of material.

by qsera 7mo ago

packetlost 7mo ago

That emotion is nostalgia, whether real or perceived. It's not a bad thing, some of my favorite photos are on b&w film. Film has a texture and (inaccurate) colors/tones that aren't really reproduced in digital cameras but are all over the place in media we consume and personal/family photos, usually from an older time.

98codes 7mo ago
> That emotion is nostalgia, whether real or perceived. Absolutely. One of my prized possessions is a book I had made from digital pictures I took on a family trip when my kids were 3 & 4 years old. The pictures are of single-digit megapixel quality, but are perfect for what they needed to be: a reminder of that trip, and the memories contained within. It seems to me that the slightly fuzzy aspect of old pictures better matches our fuzzy memories of that time.
qsera 7mo ago
It is not nostalgia. It was the photo of a stray dog on a beach, and a bunch of fishermen drawing in a big fishing net..so nothing personal or long lost to be nostalgic about...
- packetlost 7mo ago
  You don't have to have an emotional connection to the subject to feel nostalgia, it can be more abstract than that, such as the way highlights are rendered or the grainy texture. Good art evokes emotions anyways, it doesn't need to be something you're personally tied to.
  - qsera 7mo ago
    But why are you telling me what I am feeling? I have felt nostalgia and this is not it. >Good art evokes emotions anyways Yes, that is what I am trying to say. Film results in something "artistic" by default.

hootz 7mo ago

Have you tried putting your digital photos through a film simulation software such as Dehancer?

qsera 7mo ago
I think so, but the results does not appear same. Did you get a chance to read the post I shared in my comment. It explains why this could not give the same results.
- hootz 7mo ago
  Ah, that was a nice post. Thanks.

FpUser 7mo ago

This is like looking at old b/w photos of people for example. This feels like art. Brings memories and has zero relation to a physical quality of material.