AmericanBeauty

原帖由 Traum 於 2008-1-29 09:09 發表 From a photographer's point of view, there is very little difference shooting film and shooting digital.

I have to disagree with this statement.  Shooting digital and shooting film are sooooooooooo different.  Just give one example.....  Over exposing your photo by half a stop or a stop is common technique used by portait photographers to give smoother skin when shooting negatives, but over exposing your digital shoot could risk losing details.  You would rather have the correct exposure or have the picture slightly under expose and then modify it in post processing when shooting portrait in digital.  Even the quality of image is so different between film and digital photo.  I can never achieve the same kind of image quality I can get from black and white film with a digital camera.  Especially with the time I spend in the dark room, I can tell apart a b&we film picture from a b&w digital picture for most of the times.  Not to mention the fact that you don't get to choose the kind of film (which render very different image qualities) you use when shooting digital.  And there is no way you can do Polaroid maniuplations on a digital imgae unless you print the image onto a transparency and then make Daylab your best friend!  Film and digital are so different in many ways!

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AmericanBeauty

原帖由 chobit 於 2008-1-29 11:15 發表
TOo Bad I am not in Vancouver =(  Or I really wouldn't mind sharing my knowledge in person with those who are interested in photography.

Someday, I really want to teach photography classes, but well. ...

You can still share your knowledge thru the net.   I'm very passionate about photography, but I don't think I will make a good teacture because I am very harsh and I have high standards!  lol

AmericanBeauty

Even thought digital photographer does not require film, other equipment can still be expensive. >_<  All the lights and lesns I have add up to a lot of money!  Light stands, reflectors, power pack, grids, backup equipment.......  The cost of film is very minimal compare to the money a photographer have to spend on other things.  Photography is an expensive thing to do if you want to go all out, same for any other hoobies.

Even though I'm forced to use digital because that's the general trend, I still think film have its value.  There is nothing more satisfying then enlarging a big black and write print in a darkroom!

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