Comments on: What Have We Learned In 130 Years?

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:00:35 +0000

“Let us now make great images. By any means.”

Amen! and I’ll keep on trying!

By: Jim Goldstein

Jim Goldstein — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:17:55 +0000

Very fun to see these old ads. I have to admit, as easy as it is to dive in to the same old film vs digital debate I’ve come to the conclusion long ago that the debate is not about film or digital. Much of the argument circles around comfort and routine (not to diminish aesthetic arguments). Just as I’m sure people were sticklers for glass plates vs film it’s about what the photographer knows and feels comfortable working with. If you’re reluctant to step out of your comfort zone you’re going to resist trends and new technologies (I’m biting my tongue on this though with Social Media

If a photographer can create photos to their satisfaction then it doesn’t matter what technology is employed. A technology choice should be made to best meet the needs of a photographer on their quest to create images as they envision.

By: Links – January 22, 2010 « Beautiful Flower Pictures Blog: Floral Photography by Patty Hankins

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:45:48 +0000

[...] Guy Tal has What Have We Learned in 130 Years [...]

By: Guy

Guy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:05:09 +0000

Dave, I suspect the cave painters and the ancient Egyptians would feel the same way about photography

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:01:06 +0000

As one who shoots both film and digital I can say that just because technology moves on, one needs not to move with it. I shoot film because I enjoy it, quite frankly. I like the partial darkroom work. It has it’s own look and feel that is unmatched by digital. No, I don’t print in the darkroom and I even scan my negatives, so one could say that I straddle the fence.

I’ve met a person who makes his own emulsion and shoots glass plates. Why? Because he likes the look and feel that he gets from them.

As you said: “Let us now make great images. By any means.” I think that sums it up nicely. There’s room for all of us!

By: Dave C

Dave C — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:01:17 +0000

I wonder what next generation technology will be looked down upon by the digital crowd? Instant holograms projected from the left nostril? Instant prints emitted from the other end?

By: Mike Kinney

Mike Kinney — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:27:30 +0000

Thank you for your insight and wisdom I a little tired of getting trashed for not using film

By: Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images

Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:11:17 +0000

Are you suggesting that I should be reconsidering my honorary lifetime membership in APUG? (Analog Photography User Group)

Btw, the myth that Kodachrome is disappearing is a gov’t conspiracy put out by the same black-corp agencies that sought to seek total control over the world’s polaroid supplies.

The truth must be told!

By: Marty Knapp

Marty Knapp — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:12:31 +0000

In the end a photograph is a photograph, whether it’s made electronically or captured on film. Still, I applaud the advances and the opportunities that digital technology afford us. Excellent and expressive images are primarily determined by the compositional design choices made by the photographer. They’re less dependent upon the medium and equipment chosen to make those images.

And, although I love (and use) both technologies, I still prefer film as my medium. The tangible “thereness” of film delights me… the way that light shines through it as I view it hanging in my darkroom or inspect it on my light table remains one of my great pleasures as I practice the art of photography.

Marty

By: Carl D

Carl D — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:28:46 +0000

Hey Guy

Well, I haven’t been photographing for 130 years, so I dismiss your premise off the bat.

Cheers

Carl