or is this film nostalgia reserved for artists only?

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reserved for artists only?
No, just the few who refuse to embrace technology...

 

Film definately has its place in photography, and will for a long time to come (even though its rumored/confirmed (?) that Nikon/Canon will be/have discontinued film camera production). It still holds something that digital lacks, and that is the essence of what is captured in the chemical reaction light induces on film and a film based print. There is something that a dot of ink doesn't have when compared to an exposed platinum particle. Not that digital photography lacks in its content or artistic expression in any way, but film definately has its place amongst true photographic artists and enthusiasts alike. The mere fact that you can tell a photo, whether printed or posted digitally online, was either shot digitally or scanned from film lends to the idea that there is still a large difference between the two mediums and both should be embraced by any true fan of photography. Learning where all those cool photoshop commands came from and how a photograph once started as light and made it directly to print will make all of us appreciate the art that is the light surrounding us.

As for myself, I learned a lot of the basics in a darkroom back in the early '90s. It really makes me appreciate what I have in this age of technology, and also made me realize that I'm a bad enough photographer to need a digital camera that will allow me to take 3 shots and pick the best one. If I could afford and had the time to have my own darkroom (and the space and means of making it happen), I'd still shoot film.

I'd also like to say though, even though I choose to shoot mostly digital these days, I'd still venture to say that I'm trying to be artistic with some of the stuff I do. After all, manipulating and capturing light to express an artistic idea is something common to all photography.

 

^^ Well put

 

heres some of mine i did for school last year. had to do all the sets on our own on an enlarger


the last picture i took two pictures using a tripod and over lapped the negatives

 

I still shoot in film, I prefer it, but the cost is starting to far outweigh the joy of it. Ive got so many rolls of films left to develop and being a broke college student, they're going to stay that way for awhile.

 

Nice pics, are they cross processed?

I'd shoot more film but slides are $$$ to get developed/scanned.

 

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hahaha, dumbest statement of the year: "reserved for artists"

 

i shoot both
im majoring photography in college

i do my photoshoots with mostly digital, all projects in film, and a few shoots in film, also i dont have a scanner at home so its easier for digital at home

 

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actually the QUESTION, not statement, was "is this film nostalgia reserved for artists only?"

I apologize if the meaning was a bit too difficult for you to decipher. What I was getting at with the question was; with the current technological is there anyone left, besides an artist, that actually shoots with film? I can't think of any threads here, or elsewhere for that matter, that have photos of cars using more traditional methods.


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yep

 

ive shot both with film and digital i love film there are some many things you can do with film that you cant to with digital if you know what you are doing. i personally feel that its easier to us digital for what peeps are doing as far as taking pictures and posting them to use digital......................