Well. It does depend on the film, doesn't it. If you shoot negatives
then in all likelihood you are depending on someone else to finish it
up and perfect it. The difference with digital is that you are more
likely to be doing it yourself. Why would you feel less of a
photographer then? Shooting color reversal film is different because
processing is for the most part standardized and you are proving with
each shot how well you use the camera with that film. If that is more
satisfying I don't see why you cannot set your camera one way and print
directly out of the camera. Lots of FujiFilm Pro users do that since
their JPEG files are such high quality and the color settings can
approximate different film types. At least with a Nikon(I don't know
about others) you can load a particular film curve into the camera and
shoot just like you are used to and forget about Photoshop except for
printing.
Winsor
Long Beach, CA
USA
On Jul 18, 2004, at 8:05 AM, ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Wayne, exactly my experience too. I guess, since we have all sorts of
> computer editing available to get the image "perfect" after the fact;
> consciously or
> unconsciously, we aren't paying as much attention while shooting off
> images
> with our digitals as we do when shooting film. That may be one of the
> big
> reasons shooting digital just doesn't satisfy me like shooting film
> does. Basically,
> in 50 words or less- When shooting with the E-10 I feel I'm less of a
> photographer and more of a computer nerd. When shooting with the OMs,
> _I'm_ the one
> getting it right, (hopefully) not the electronics inside the computer.
>
> George S.
>
> om4t@xxxxxxxx writes:
>
>> I've noticed that when I go back to taking pictures
>> with the OM-4t after shooting a while with the E-1 is that I will do a
>> better job of editing at the moment of taking the picture, where as
>> with digital, I go ahead and take the picture and edit later. This may
>> be a detriment for me. Editing is probably the single most important
>> function or skill for me as a photographer to learn. Without editing
>> there is no progress or improvement in my work, and no direction. With
>> the OM-4t, the discipline of editing in the moment may make for better
>> seeing on my part. Taking a plethora of photographs with the E-1, may
>> produce a winner, but only because of shear volume rather than seeing
>> in the moment. There is no reason it has to be that way, it just tends
>> to for me.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>
>
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