I realize the subject line is a misnomer. Do you remember in the late 90's early 2K's when things like this were considered a possibility, at least by some? I know this example is a deliberate joke...
http://re35.net/ I've been thinking about how much and little photography has changed in the past decade and how I've changed with respect to photography because of it. I'm pained by the necessity to somehow adjust every image that I think meets my standards. Luckily or unluckily that's 1% or less of the images I take. It used to be zilch. I either made the shot or I didn't. There was no cropping, exposure adjustment, curves, saturation, etc. I think I've become a better photographer in the last decade. Have I, or is it just that I now have the ability to manipulate in a digital darkroom? Before Photoshop and film scanners I never would have dreamed of doing what I can now do. That was the bailiwick of film labs and professionals. I guess if that made THEM better photographers, in a sense, it does me as well. On the one hand I love the ability, yet on the other I despise the imposition, the innocence lost (likely perceived) of analog film, the WYSIWIG aspect for film photographers without access to a darkroom. Then there's the fact that instant review allows the latitude to correct mistakes in the field, to learn faster without a lag. More shots become potential keepers. Of course time has passed, and as we grow and learn it's natural to become better at skills we're developing. Maybe it's a combination of all these things that's brought about change. I'm not sure I'd ever have the patience, time, or funds for a wet darkroom, even though I can sense the allure. One of these days I'll sort through the reams of transparencies boxed away and find out. Am I better or am I simply changed? Tom C. -- 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.
