Maria,
You came in without being noticed! Sorry not to welcome you earlier. Well you have not lost your touch. Just what did you so with all that film training. For sure you have shoes boxes filled with prints and envelopes of negatives with wax circles around the best ones. No doubt you have files of transparencies too. It turns out these can be a great gold mine of interesting images that can be brought to life with an inexpensive flatbed scanner.
Still, digital is here to stay. Just don't forget altogether the tactlle nature of a piece of film. There's a great revival going on for those who see value in the most delicate transitions of shading, special lenses and resolution with no end.
Asher
Hi Asher! I smiled at the reference to shoe boxes filled with prints & negatives--- how true, how true! In fact, I'm hoping to locate them soon in the maze of boxes filling our house since our recent move. There are 1-2 that I can still vividly remember from back when the light meter on my camera broke and everything turned out 18% gray! Always held onto them, waiting for technology to advance enough to "fix" them with computers.
Morning Maria-
We have similar paths, I also first started in photography back in the film only days (way back when auto was a car not a camera setting). Walked away completely from photography for a decade or so and then returning a few years ago, landing in a digital world.
Welcome to OPF. Even though I been dabbling with digital and PS for a couple of years ... I still feel the neophyte.
Good Luck,
Gary
Thank you Gary! Yes, I must admit- since the advent of digital (which creates numerous 'pros' with that auto-only use you mention), I appreciate learning with film even more! I perk up whenever I hear the words "stop bath" or "law of thirds" because they usually indicate someone who was "forced" to learn the technical aspects, and not just where the pop-up flash button and shutter buttons are located.
I like these images. Love the distortion on the cars.
I too took my first photo classes in the film days - and they were including darkroom. Ah the smell of developer! And a nice Sepia bath....
Then went and used a P&S film camera for several years - more than a decade of family shots. Went back to SLR shooting/film about 7 years ago and switched to digital about 4-5 years ago when the 10D came out. Now wishing for a MkIIIDs....
Welcome to OPF....
Thanks Kathy! Even during those 10 years of distraction, I remember visiting clients who had darkrooms, and every time I moved the heavy light blocker from the doorway- I would take a deep breath of the chemicals and smile.
At least I'm was distracted with being a computer geek all those years--- has helped me become comfortable with computer software!
