Dialing stuff in is fun. Some people like doing it on the computer…i like when i can scan a film photo and not have to tweak it at all, because thats what i intended to look like when i took it!
So many times I have seen this discussion and have asked photographers with strong meanings about the matter if they could tell me if I have been using digital or film on some of my photos.. they couldn’t.
Young folks are trying film because it is a novelty. I don't say that in a patronising way, but it's something new to them and good on them if it sticks and they like it. For an old guy like me who shot decades on film for reportage and editorial (Austral Press), like Steve McCurry - I was pleased to see the back of it. I heard in one of Steve's interviews when he said on a Nat Geo assignment, he would have to lug a bag through airports with 250 rolls of film in it. For a working pro it was a pain in the butt. I absolutely love my mirorless 35mm cameras. They are beautifully made, light, fast and wonderful. They are so liberating and instant. To me the images look the same as those shot on film (I can get that look in Capture One), the shots are basically 'free' (as many as you want), and I'm still a working pro and getting paid for my images. I wouldn't go back to wretched film for all the tea in China.
I sincerely hope that the revival in analogue film photography could be the beginning of a revolution against all th at has been sold to us in the digital age, and in every aspect of human lives. I feel that there is something intrinsically evil and anti human in anything that digital technology touches. We know this deep down in our sub conscience, hence all the backlash against anything digital or totally controlled by the computers, be it photography, music reproduction, automobiles, super market checkouts or even writing letters, etc, etc, etc. I hope we succeed to swing the pendulum to a state of balance.
u needed a room for developing, u needed a good cam with good lenses, u needed the fairly expensive chemicals and papers. i never had that money. i got a blast when digital cams reached the point of good sensors with enough size for a medium sized print. still i couldnt afford these expensive tools. 20y later i got my 20d for small money used. i never shoot with no brain. i exactly know what i want how i want it and thats continuing at the computer. i need no film. if someone has no language he cant speak anyway
I am curious as to how many of these people come from wealth?(the $10k sofa, I mean chaise lounge,might be give away to some) I know for a fact a few who do, but it would be interesting to see if there is a socio-economic factor involved with the choice to use analog vs digital. I am not implying that this is a good or bad thing, but for me I know the choice is mostly one of economics. There are other factors but affordability tips the scale. I did shoot film for most of my career, and was late, and reluctant, to switch to digital.
Such a bad way to look at photography. Your camera is just a tool. It's like looking at a Frank Lloyd Wright house and asking what hammer did they use.
Really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for making it!
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Had such fun watching this film. Jump cuts in the interviews drove me crazy but content is great. Definitely sharing this right now.
great work - thx for posting this
Its Good to use Films Nowadays. Most important for me is to goOut and make photos.
In Standart we try to wake interest to these forms of art, thanks for watching!
This is top notch!! Thank you for this one!
Glad you like it! Thank you for watching!
Dialing stuff in is fun. Some people like doing it on the computer…i like when i can scan a film photo and not have to tweak it at all, because thats what i intended to look like when i took it!
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So many times I have seen this discussion and have asked photographers with strong meanings about the matter if they could tell me if I have been using digital or film on some of my photos.. they couldn’t.
Are the interviews less interesting or genuine because they were captured digitally?
Great film, but geez the background music is so loud, long, and repetitive I had to skip over several interviews just to make it through.
So true!
Young folks are trying film because it is a novelty. I don't say that in a patronising way, but it's something new to them and good on them if it sticks and they like it. For an old guy like me who shot decades on film for reportage and editorial (Austral Press), like Steve McCurry - I was pleased to see the back of it. I heard in one of Steve's interviews when he said on a Nat Geo assignment, he would have to lug a bag through airports with 250 rolls of film in it. For a working pro it was a pain in the butt. I absolutely love my mirorless 35mm cameras. They are beautifully made, light, fast and wonderful. They are so liberating and instant. To me the images look the same as those shot on film (I can get that look in Capture One), the shots are basically 'free' (as many as you want), and I'm still a working pro and getting paid for my images. I wouldn't go back to wretched film for all the tea in China.
@@giuseppeg.8461 Word of advice, in the future don't paint other people's abilities with your own ineptitude.
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@@PeterTodd sure, boomer
I sincerely hope that the revival in analogue film photography could be the beginning of a revolution against all th at has been sold to us in the digital age, and in every aspect of human lives. I feel that there is something intrinsically evil and anti human in anything that digital technology touches. We know this deep down in our sub conscience, hence all the backlash against anything digital or totally controlled by the computers, be it photography, music reproduction, automobiles, super market checkouts or even writing letters, etc, etc, etc. I hope we succeed to swing the pendulum to a state of balance.
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u needed a room for developing, u needed a good cam with good lenses, u needed the fairly expensive chemicals and papers. i never had that money. i got a blast when digital cams reached the point of good sensors with enough size for a medium sized print. still i couldnt afford these expensive tools. 20y later i got my 20d for small money used. i never shoot with no brain. i exactly know what i want how i want it and thats continuing at the computer. i need no film. if someone has no language he cant speak anyway
Different stroke for different folks - Endorphins
Very nice documentary 👏👏👏👏. Thanks for sharing.
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I am curious as to how many of these people come from wealth?(the $10k sofa, I mean chaise lounge,might be give away to some) I know for a fact a few who do, but it would be interesting to see if there is a socio-economic factor involved with the choice to use analog vs digital. I am not implying that this is a good or bad thing, but for me I know the choice is mostly one of economics. There are other factors but affordability tips the scale. I did shoot film for most of my career, and was late, and reluctant, to switch to digital.
I can’t listen to someone talking about “choice” when they are wearing a $200 hoodie. Clearly, you have more to choose from.
And yet here you are, interested enough in the video and the topic to offer some comment and much needed righteous indignation.
Film is no path to authenticity and neither is digital. It is what you frame and how you light it. Just paraphrasing Roger Deakins, Just saying
Such a bad way to look at photography. Your camera is just a tool. It's like looking at a Frank Lloyd Wright house and asking what hammer did they use.
i dont really care. i just like taking pictures.
exactly....... its all about making pictures - how one gets there is not important
Who really love the art of photography doesn't talk like this
Terrible background music