doug anderson
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When I shot only film, I would remember specific shots I had taken in a day, because when I took them, something inside me clicked along with the shutter. I would carry the visual memory around with me until I could get to the darkroom to find out if I'd shot what I'd remembered. Quite often, the shot was as I remembered it, give or take a few technical imperfections. I miss this experience now that I am shooting digital, because I can see the shot in the LCD immediately after. The alchemy of carrying around the image and then realizing it as it appears in the print was its own kind of pleasure. Also, the kind of seeing that took place when I found a particular shot trained me to see better.
For this reason, I think I will keep my film cameras, although I continue to shoot mostly digital. Does any else have this kind of nostalgia for the visual memory?
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For this reason, I think I will keep my film cameras, although I continue to shoot mostly digital. Does any else have this kind of nostalgia for the visual memory?
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