I had a powerful example of printed pictures vs computer images yesterday. While visiting old friends in Milwaukee, we saw a 'blurb' style book of pictures of their granddaughter. The little girl lives in California and dad is a professional artist (graphic), but it was really good. Seeing full frame close-ups of the child was fantastic. You could see and touch them, holding them in your hand or up to your eye. It made enough of an impression that I would consider making some. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:21 PM, David Savage <[email protected]> wrote: > That's the process Paul. The more accurate comparison would be: > viewing photos on screen (monitor or digital picture frame) or in > print. > > Which do you prefer? > > I think the popularity of self publishing sites like Blurb, DIY photo > kiosks and the photo books that you can get made at the local office > supply & camera store chains indicates a backlash against the initial > digital photography method of sharing & displaying photos (ie on > screen.) > > IMO, people just like looking at hard copy prints. You can sit in a > circle with family & friends and deal them out like playing cards, and > tell the story behind the shot, or the person/people in the shot. It's > a much more sociable way than just emailing the file or link to the > same group of family/friends. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > 2009/2/28 Paul Stenquist <[email protected]>: >> It wasn't that long ago that so many of us waxed poetic over film. We paid >> homage to the process, marveled at the wonder of a print coming to life in >> the developing tray, swore that we would never be seduced by the overpriced >> toys that were digital cameras. >> >> Film is forever. When we're old and breathing our last, we'll all make one >> last stand in the darkroom, breathe the pungent fumes of hypoid and praise >> the gods of silver and cellulose. >> >> Yeah. Right. >> >> Paul >> On Feb 27, 2009, at 6:56 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >>> Bob W wrote: >>>> >>>> There are more pleasures in reading than just reading. >>> >>> From the article I referenced (that everyone, apparently, refuses to >>> read): >>> >>> "Books? Every one of us in this room could write an anthem to the book. >>> The feel of a fine binding, the smell of newly opened pages, the satisfying >>> heft of a book in your hands -- can anything top it? When I get home at >>> night, before dinner I sit with a drink in my hand in a room full of books, >>> each one of them an old friend who has accompanied me on part of my life >>> voyage. The book of poems I loved in college, the biography that first >>> introduced me to a great historical figure twenty years ago, the novel that >>> entertained me on a vacation, or maybe the one that explained a piece of the >>> world to me. " >>> >>> "As you can see, I can get sentimental about these things we call, by >>> inference, the old media. They mean a lot to me, emotionally as well as >>> economically -- and I suspect they do to all of you, too. I believe they >>> are, after food, clothing and shelter, and after our family relations and >>> our friendships, the most important things in our lives. >>> >>> "And I believe one more thing: I believe they, and all forms of print, are >>> dead. Finished. Over. Perhaps not in my professional lifetime, but certainly >>> in that of the youngest people in this room. " >>> >>> "...let me put it this way: you may prefer to ride across town in >>> horse-and-carriage, or across a lake in a wind-powered yacht, but no one >>> makes that carriage or that yacht for you anymore, at least not at a >>> reasonable price. So too with the book in the future..." >>> >>> Read the whole (short) piece: >>> http://dirckhalstead.org/issue0002/okrent.htm > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
