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Digital vs. Film
As anyone might expect, the birth of
digital photography, moreover, all the hype about it brought forth
controversy. Does its birth mean the end for film? Are digital
cameras better as they are “technologically more advanced”? Is
digital photography simply film photography gone hi-tech? As I found
out, digital is not better than film – and film, is not better
than digital. Instead, it’s like comparing apples with oranges –
they’re two entirely different fruits with different properties,
having their own advantages and disadvantages.
One perfect article to read is the one by Darwin Wiggett, an
advertising stock photographer who had his share of working with
both film and digital cameras.
As he have learned, and I’m sure a lot of people will agree,
digital images are smoother and has a lot less noise, while film
images are usually grainy. However, colors seem sharper with film,
while digital photos tend to be flat and pale. You might say,
“That’s what Photoshop is for! To enhance color and fix
everything there is to be fixed!” Well, this brings Wiggett, as
well as other professional photographers to another observation.
Digital has made people a lot lazier.
When you use film, you always seem to aim for that perfect shot.
With digital, you get instant feedback from the LCD screen. This may
have an advantage as it also gives you instant opportunity to
improve your next shot by adjusting your technique, Of course, you
don’t have that luxury with film and that’s exactly what drives
you to be focused – so you would get the best shot. With digital,
people tend to be “trigger happy,” you’re always thinking,
“That’s good enough… I can always fix it with image editor.”
However, what they fail to realize is that they spend way too much
time, checking on their LCD, dealing with their batteries, which
gets drained oh-so fast, downloading or transferring files and of
course, manipulating the images.
In the end, it all boils down to personal preference. And just like
in anything, people shouldn’t allow commercialism and marketing
make them judgmental or discriminating – especially the newbies.
As I always say, you need to pick the right tools for the kind of
project you’re working on, depending on your vision of that
project. If you have the time as well as the resources, it is
recommended that you try both on various projects so that you can
make a sound judgment of what works best for you. Therefore, people
shouldn’t be thinking Digital vs. Film. Instead, it should be
Digital and Film.
With that, let me end this article with Mr. Wiggett’s words, which
I find very wise: “A great shot is a great shot no matter how,
when, or where it is captured.”
Link for Mr. Wiggett’s article:http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0105/dw0105-1.html
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