I was not speaking humorously. A photograph is a recording of light. Light does not have grain. Recording light on film introduces grain, which is a rendering defect caused by the nature of the recording medium and its processing. A century plus of engineering development has gone into improving film's rendering, reducing grain in photographic recording to improve resolution and clarity.
Why is this funny? An aesthetic preference for the texture of grain in an image is fine. A photographer should be able to define whatever texture they prefer that expresses their intent. With film, you have to learn how to muck with the medium in order to achieve the texture you want. With a digital image, you can manipulate the rendering at will more easily since digital does a better job of recording light and produces renderings with fewer defects. Godfrey --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm laughing at your comment that film, by it's nature, is > defective. It's very funny. I like your sense of humor. > > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 1/23/2005 8:45:16 PM > > Subject: Re: PP: Digital Grain > > > > Whatever the heck you're laughing about simply demonstrates > > uncomfortable ignorance or an inability to express yourself > > coherently. > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
