._._z Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 I assume that this must have been suggested before, but I haven't seenanything archived in this forum, so please excuse me if I'm just beingnauseatingly repetitious. It seems only natural that by now photo.net should have a DigitalDoings (I'll trademark that if no one else has) forum to discussdigital cameras, scanners, digital editing and composition software(e.g. Photoshop & related filters), and various types and brands ofprinters used as a result. I wonder: is there a previously discussed reason that such a forum hasnot been added to the site -- is there a philosophical disagreementabout the appropriateness of such a forum here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olegkin Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 It seems that it is really good idea to have Digital Photography forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal_bissinger Posted September 15, 2002 Share Posted September 15, 2002 Yup, it's been suggested many times before but it never seems to go anyplace. Perhaps it's because they don't want to bruse the fragile egos of "digital photographers" by spinning them off from the rest of us "real" photographers. Besides, we need to do penance by having to read through questions like "Which digital camera should I use to shoot a wedding?" or "Why is the DOF different with a digital camera?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted September 15, 2002 Author Share Posted September 15, 2002 Hal: "Perhaps it's because they don't want to bruse the fragile egos of "digital photographers" by spinning them off from the rest of us "real" photographers." Well, I'm not at all interested in digital cameras (ask me again in 3-5 years, though), but I am very interested in learning about scanning, in discussing how to work best in a digital darkroom, and in issues related to inkjet printing. It just seems odd that Photo.net does not yet have an area dedicated to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal_bissinger Posted September 15, 2002 Share Posted September 15, 2002 Bailey, under all that sarcasm I was agreeing with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle_cox Posted September 15, 2002 Share Posted September 15, 2002 The last time this question was asked, the response was that <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-one-category?topic_id=23&category=Digital%20Imaging">this</a> is the digital forum. :) <p> I wouldn't mind an actual digital forum. Guess my ego isn't as fragile as the other digital users... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted September 15, 2002 Author Share Posted September 15, 2002 Hal, I apologize. My sarcasm detector was switched off. Michelle, thank you for that URL. It is interesting, although it's merely one section of archived General messages, which we know is now stringently regulated and deliberately excludes many of discussions that would be saved in an honest-to-goodness Digital Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottershead Posted September 16, 2002 Share Posted September 16, 2002 Michelle, that response pointing to the "category" in the photo.net forum was not an "official" response. We are willing to have a Digital forum. But there is some concern that a digital forum would be inundated with "what digital P&S should I buy" questions, which probably belong in the Unarchived Forum. If people are prepared to have repetitious "shopping" questions zapped to the Unarchived Forum, I would be willing to support a Digital forum. We need a couple of sage-like people to volunteer as moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted September 16, 2002 Author Share Posted September 16, 2002 Brian, I agree that the potential lurks for endless rounds of 'What $300 digital camera is best" -- but those could always be sent over to the non-archived group. As a compromise, how about just a Photoshop Forum for now, and see how that goes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_bingham Posted September 17, 2002 Share Posted September 17, 2002 I vote for a Digital Darkroom concept. Now excuse me while I do further real research on what constitutes real photographers using real cameras. :^) The original concept of photo.net was a forum to help photographers with their many questions. A teaching forum. A place for research. So sorry to see it has evolved into such a mess. Reminds me of the rise and fall of a great civilization. And my apologies to all who are working so hard as volunteers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted September 17, 2002 Author Share Posted September 17, 2002 Digital Darkroom is a better description than simply a Photoshop Forum... while helping to make off-topic any questions about digital cameras. I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbuntag Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 I like the idea of a Digital Darkroom Forum. Heck I wouldn't mind more articles to help answer some of the more common questions regarding scanning, storing, basic manipulation etc. of digital images. I love my film cameras as much as anyone, but all our images become digital anyway when they're on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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