Well, my digital photography efforts are more directed toward the
print rather than the computer monitor. And my printing workflow is
more accurate and more efficient than it was with film. In other
words, my digital output is comparable to that of what film provided.
Similarly, the best readers will eventually deliver an experience that
is comparable to that of a book. Some already come close. In a matter
of years, many will be right there.
Paul
On Feb 27, 2009, at 11:21 PM, David Savage 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
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