benny_spinoza Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Nice Marc....except what I think S.J. Goffredi meant was that very few typical digital photo users print out their images. That is what is hurting Kodak....very few digital images ever see the light of day. On the other hand, the final goal (for the most part) of a photographer that uses color negative film is the print. But lets not digress too much into digital. Lets celebrate film in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_sander Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 My brother who only shoots digital, admitted to me once that the one thing he envies about film, is that the image you get when shooting film is physical. It was formed by the light that hit the film and created the picture at that moment in time. Its a beautiful thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_p Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Film is the only thing which keeps my hobby alive. Film is the only thing why I call my hobby “photography”… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varjag Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Nothing beats good old Kodachrome 200 :) <img src="http://journal.boblycat.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=19253&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=f6ea1a9adc1188ce2333e1763fc1360e"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawn_penso Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 And another thing, no need to have external hard drives, disks, portable storage devices, battery chargers, sensor cleaners and a host of other doodads - nor a range of plug-ins and software to imitate the effect of film on your digital file. A negative will outlast any digital device on the market, and you can choose your film to obtain the effects and qualities you want without having to spend hours in front of a computer screen faffing about in Photoshop. Dawn Penso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy_d Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Check this website out. All done with film. www.nightphotographer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB_Gallery Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I am starting to work on my stash of Kodachrome 25 now....<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB_Gallery Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 From a couple of weeks ago, Hasselblad 500 C/M, 50mm F/4 FLE @ F/22, Agfa APX 25..<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny_spinoza Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Daniel, Great picture! Where is the "secret spot" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB_Gallery Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Benny: It is in Colorado, that is all I am at liberty to say as far as location. It is hard as heck to get to and not even the locals get up there all that much. The place is pristine, the lakes filled with huge trout. Even if it were not a secret, most people would not approach getting there because they could not handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seragram Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Portra 160<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverscape Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 WOW! Awesome picture, Daniel! I love the reflections on the water, and just looking at this scene makes me cold. Which is nice, because it's about 100 degrees outside right now. Now I've got this strange craving for a Klondike bar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_mont Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Film makes me happy and sad at the same time. Film make me extremely happy with the results I get. I just love Kodachrome. But film does make me a bit sad because less and less people are using film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_j_goffredi Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Thank you Benny, exactly what I meant. Most people who are not into photography use point and shoot cameras (always have, just now they are digital) and rather than sending the film off to the local chemist after they get back from their holiday/family wedding/graduation etc. they now just upload them to their laptop and possibly burn them to a disc. That is the end of the story for them and they never produce a print. With film though the end result is (usually) always a print. I develop my own B&W by the way and scan to computer then proffessionally print the results (haven't room for a full darkroom) so I am not anti-digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penny_greenberg Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Daniel: That shot is so beautiful that I stared at it for a minute. It's breathtaking. <p> I also agree with the people who say that they like tangible aspects of film, but I also love how much you can do with film. Sure, there is Photoshop that can do all sorts of things for digital images, but I actually like doing similar things on film. It's hard to explain, but I feel a sense of awe that a small roll of film and a SLR camera can do SO much. And then there are developing techniques, different types of film, etc that's always fun to experiment in. I think I like not having FULL control of what comes out in film. I can know the optimum settings, but it can't always be perfect. I like the little imperfections also. <p> Here are some prints that I did:<br> <a target=new href=http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/zassou/photo/eeb1295a.jpg>Kodak Elite Chrome 100 / Printed on Polaroid 664 using a Daylab</a> <p> <a href=http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/zassou/photo/b15cfc12.jpg target=new> Cross-processed Elite Chrome 100</a> <p> <a target=new href=http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/zassou/photo/2.jpg>[1]</a> <a target=new href=http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/zassou/photo/3.jpg>[2]</a><br> Both taken using Kodak Tri-X 400 <p> <a target=new href=http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/zassou/photo/7d5551c9.jpg> Over-exposed Elite Chrome 100 / developed onto Polaroid 669 using a Daylab</a><br> I love doing Polaroid transfers and how unpredictable it can be yet you do have control. I'm not making sense, but I get into my own dimension when I make these. <p> <a target=new href=http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/zassou/photo/aac57bab.jpg> Elite Chrome 100 / Polaroid transfer</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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