At 20:29 2003-04-02, Jan Steinman wrote:
To folks who would rather be in the darkroom than in front of a computer,
this may sound tedious, but to me, this was just as joyful a work as I'm
sure organizing your physical artifacts was for you.
Either approach requires a combination of interest and discipline. IMHO,
the digital version ultimately ends up with better access, though.
Good points, Jan!
As a computer engineer, or whatever the title would be in English, I am
totally fed up with sitting in front of a computer at my spare time, so I
spend that time most willingly in the darkroom instead. I certainly like
working with real objects in contrast to the digital data I have to deal
with in my everyday work. So I think it all adds up to what you really
want to do. And I do NOT want to go digital when I don't have to.
When it comes to the archiving of the actual data of a certain photograph I
use an ordinary (not digital) memo recorder (Sanyo, with a micro-cassette,
a physical tape cassette, that is, anyone heard of those?) to enter the
data at the moment of exposure. (I have to confess, though, that not all
exposures are committed to the archives in this theoretically excellent
way. Sometimes it seems a bit awkward to present a small tape recorder and
talk into it after making an exposure that might seem a bit fishy in the
first place. But I'm working on it.) The automatic data recording system
of digicams (and some of the newer analogue cameras) is of course a lot
easier and more reliable.
So, whenever you are working with the technique that appeals to you, you'll
feel fine. But if you feel forced to adopt a technique that you don't
enjoy, that's sour grapes.
My work at the Swedish Heritage Board involves solving the issues of
retrieving pictures from two centuries, and I do appreciate the value of
well-defined databases and digitized pictures to this end. At the same
time, though, I personally prefer to note my own exposures and developing
data in a book (made of paper and with a pen) from the notes made on the
memo machine.
So, really, do what you want to do, and not what someone else tries to
convince you is the best. You might find it's not the best for you.
Hope to remain or become the friend of everyone on this wonderful list!
-poo
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