Appreciating Film
Overturned,
originally uploaded by Jasmeet.
Before starting this semester, I was all about Digital Photography. I had a sweet Sony DSCM-1 which did just about everything I wanted out of a point and shoot. But at some point, I knew I was gonna need to move on to something more.
I took my intro to Black and White photography as a method of learning Aperture, and Shutter speeds, types of film, blah blah blah blahbedyblah. Why I didn’t think I would leave that class with was an appreciation for film, black and white photography and even making prints.
Yeah, no doubt about it, making prints is a bitch. Dodging, burning, blech. I will say though, it really does feel more artistic, and very involving. But I will still hire a print maker that I can boss around.
Nevertheless, I’m not forgetting the beauty of film. I just bought 5 different rolls of film, and can’t wait till the semester is over so I can go shooting with the old SLR.
Which is odd, since I actually have a DSLR too. Whoops.
