Tom, Yes, I miss the days of Kodachrome and 'what you shoot is what you get!' I don't need more hours in front of the computer screen on account of photography. But I do think my images have improved, and God bless shake reduction. Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
