On Jan 25, 2010, at 12:53 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
Can't you think of anything about working with film that is of use
in digital photography?
Nope. Nothing.
I learned more about gamma after spending 30 minutes with Digital
Darkroom than I did after spending 3 months dicking around with
polycontrast filters. Doing it the old way is just plain stupid.
Knowing about film defects is of zero use. Digital cameras do not
attempt to mimic film. That is a silly notion. Film has no advantages
over digital. Not one. Zero. You can't name any.
Don't knock the auto setting. It produces great results 99% of the
time. The first thing I did with my digital camera is to go out and
take lots of pictures set at auto under terrible conditions. I was
amazed at how well it did. If you use the camera;s scene settings to
communicate your intent it gets even better. The latest cameras can
even detect smiles and people with closed eyes. Don't knock auto!
Any special effects one may have done in camera years ago are better
accomplished by taking a good photo and them mangling it in Photoshop.
On the other hand there are tons of things specific to digital cameras
that a student should be learning. Why waste time on the useless when
there is so much useful to learn?
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