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In photography, digital or film, and why? |
In photography, digital or film, and why? This is one of those questions that require the statement, "It depends ..." Professional photographers have to be able to supply photos in both formats. More and more we are requested to supply images that are "Internet ready" or when shooting spot news or sports need to have the ability to send a photo within minutes of shooting it. There are still times when film is the only medium we can use, especially large format shots (4x5 and 8x10 view cameras for instance) used by advertising agencies for national ad campaigns. Specialized photography like IR (infrared) or some scientific areas can usually only be shot economically with a film camera. In the photo art arena, film is still the king. Exposing, developing and printing an archival quality print still require using a film camera. This should give you a start toward answering your question Source(s): Editorial, sports and glamour photographer I say digital, because you can use many programs to improve or just resize the image--much more things you can do than with a film camera. Also, you can bring the digital camera on trips with you without fear that the x-ray scanner machine will ruin the film. Film is a form of photography which is rapidly dying out. the one advantage is you can get a good quality SLR film camera for a fraction of the price and SLR Digital costs. Film is a less flexible medium in that once a photograph is taken you cannot view that picture until it is developed as such it costs more and there can be more wastage as even the best photographer has photos which are disappointments. There is also the matter of various chemicals being required to develop film which is not needed with Digital. Digital memory cards can store more than film and take up less room. The image can also be manipulated via computer programs to enhance a slightly flawed photo which cannot be achieved with a film camera unless you go to the additional trouble of scanning the photo in etc and unless you have a top end scanner that image will never be as crisp as an image taken on a half decent digital camera. So for me digital is the way to go. depends on the kind of picture you want to take and if you only get one sitting with the image or not. digital is good because you can see the quality of the picture you take right after you take it, but it also depends on the quality of the camera you use and how steady your hand is. I was a die-hard film shooter for years! But as digital technology improved, I made the switch...and I haven't looked back. Everybody is different, but I just like the whole digital workflow better! And in my opinion, the quality of the digital cameras I use is exceptional! (Canon 5D, PhaseOne H25 digital back) I like approximate one in every one thousand photos I take. Film would send me broke, digital has a delete button. |
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