Digital BW, The Print

I have no problem with digital. I have a very serious problem with
mediocrity and the millions of feeble excuses it seems a lot of digital
shooters use to justify it.

While not subscribing to the "ooooooommm Zen" attitude that many profess
regarding large format shooting . . . i.e. the contemplative approach that
allows for "better" images, I do agree that slowing down before you hit the
damn button makes for a better picture. Most people don't, and in the digi
age . . . well, you have heard it here a thousand times, "shoot, shoot,
shoot, shoot, shoot!" . . . then sadly, much of it makes it onto the web . .
. gallery after gallery of "maybes" and "it's pretty good" . . . the only
person that it serves is the ego of the so-so photographer who wasn't too
sure of what they were doing in the first place.

I shoot a little in digital, but mostly in film, predominately in MF and LF,
up to and including on some jobs 8x10 . . . my clients who pay me a good
amount of money are NOT screaming "digital, digital, digital, digital!", I
guess they don't know what you know . . . maybe you should talk to them and
teach them something.

As for my spelling, THAT is a major faux pas, I am well read and pride
myself on getting it right . . . I don't use or believe in spell-checkers. I
apologize for that and hope that you will sleep better tonight.

A plaGue? yes, it is . . . borne of laziness and stupidity (which is why is
pisses me off so much)

Paul Aparycki

p.s. a few years ago I started a project in southern Argentina . . . a few
months traipsing about the countryside. I haven't had time to finish it yet,
but plan on going back this year or next and spend 3-6 months completeing it
. . . ALL on film, ALL at my expense. Your wannabee stories from the "photo
press" are based on fact, but are really "harlequin romances" for the
uninspired . . . it sells, and they know it.


>That is complete nonsense, photographers that shoot film and are supported
>by companies with deep pockets will shoot huge amounts of film. There is a
>photographer that traveled with the naturalist that spent two years walking
>across central Africa. He is publishing a book of his photographs (with I
>believe 106 images). Over the two years he shot 25,000 images. He was
>supported by National Geographic. If you don't like Digital that's up to
>you, but enough is enough. Calling Digital a plague (I think that's what
you
>meant, not "plaque") a thousand times worse than cancer or aids is way over
>the top.

>Gary








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