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Post by Saknika on Aug 12, 2009 16:38:01 GMT -5
Photoshop, at the very least, is reusable for as long as you want that version. Until imaging standards change. Floppies were once the norm, then CDs, DVDs, and now flash drives. The same is said for image formats, especially for RAW. It won't be long before something new comes out and the thousands of images you have will become unreadable without some kind of conversion. Film, on the other hand, if kept under proper conditions, is timeless. Up until enlargers and/or the proper chemicals can no longer be gotten a hold of. Nothing is really timeless, but thus far CDs and DVDs have been around over a decade. I think they'll be around a while longer. |
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Post by comicIDIOT on Aug 12, 2009 18:03:19 GMT -5
Even without enlargers, film scanners can be used to enlarge prints for digital printing.
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Post by Saknika on Aug 12, 2009 18:23:35 GMT -5
you know, those didn't even cross my mind.
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Post by Kai on Oct 20, 2009 13:29:01 GMT -5
(Hope it's okay to post here because I don't want to start another thread of the same topic when the former is still at first page) I do sort of a mix between film and digital. I've learnt how to develop my negatives (though just black and white  ) darkroom and I liked it. Developing the negative, getting your hands all smelly, slowly ticking down the seconds till you can finally open up the stupid canister just to see if your film is developed, it gives me a sense of pride. Nowadays though, I just drop it off at the local photo lab. They'll do the developing, and after that I scan them into my computer using my trusty little scanner and do my processing using Photoshop + Picasa for cataloguing. I like the organic colours of the colour negatives, the brilliant colours of colour slides, and the grain of black and white film. While digital can certainly do all those with Photoshop, using film has an additional advantage; because I duct-taped my FM10 so that it's all black, it's really quite easy to shoot with it. It's not eye-catching, it's small and it's light. Perfect for street, which is what I do. |
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