Shel Belinkoff wrote:
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> Digital has, to the best of my knowledge, one look.
Excuse my snipping just this one comment from your well spoken post, but
I think there's room for discussion on this single point. Digital can
achieve many looks, but it does so in post. In other words, it's the
PhotoShop tweaks, adjustments, and fine tuning that make digital
attractive. In the motion picture and advertising worlds, much of which
is shot on film attains its final look in digital post. I have found
that I enjoy working on a scan of a transparency in PhotoShop almost as
much as I enjoy working in the darkroom. And of course, a digital
original of sufficiently high resolution will provide a nice starting
point for "digital darkroom" work. The look of the final photograph can
vary widely. You can achieve the ultra saturation of a Velvia, the crisp
brilliance of Portra, or even the washed out tones of an ancient
Kodachrome transparency. I think starting with film rather than a
digital image will prove superior for at least a few years to come, even
in the digital darkroom, but one can certainly achieve a wide range of
looks with digital images.
Best regards,
Paul Stenquist
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