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12/17/2004 07:44:48 PM · #26 |
[deep voice] being a photographer make you big and strong!!!! [/deep voice]
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12/17/2004 08:25:49 PM · #27 |
One of the best things that happened to me in my photography was losing a couple of memory sticks leaving me with only one 128mb card. On my camera that equates to only 50 highest quality shots. I thought I was pretty careful with my shooting techniques before but now I am even more careful and it seems to be paying off. I'm sure these better habits will stay with me when I get more memory sticks because I really don't like sifting through a bunch of experimental junk photos anymore.
I don't agree that you can do al the same things in the traditional darkroom as in the digital darkroom and I'm not talking about artistic effects. One of the digital techniques that I have been using to improve my photos is boost the local contrast (surrounding edges as apposed to globally) in a photo by using USM at a wide pixel setting (example: 30, 80, 0). This is very different then traditional contrast through PS, different films or developing techniques. This is a great technique to enhance or clarify a photo with a natural look. Localized sharpening is, at least, easier and more precise done digitally as well.
I'm not sure I will ever go back to film except for maybe the fun of it because I feel that I can produce superior photos digitally that more then make up for any shortcomings in shear resolution or exposure latitude. BTW, there is often much more detail in shadows and highlights in digital images then first appears. I have very few digital images that don't have satisfying details in the shadows and highlights after some simple editing.
To get back to the original question I think I have learned plenty with digital that would carry over nicely to film so that I could still shoot satisfying images. Most of the basic shooting techniques are the same with either camera type.
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