Dark Room v/s photo editing software
Dec 28, 2013 18:10:32 #
The darkroom and all the mystical things that went with it are gone. Things that have a ritual quality, the print was baptized in the developer. Its an experience that stays with you like a first date.
The computer while it does have a lot of Wow moments. It is never like the Alchemy that took place in the dark room. There was connection reaching back over a century. The spiritual qualities of the darkroom are art of the past.
I enjoy my printer but I have no sentimental feelings for it.
The computer while it does have a lot of Wow moments. It is never like the Alchemy that took place in the dark room. There was connection reaching back over a century. The spiritual qualities of the darkroom are art of the past.
I enjoy my printer but I have no sentimental feelings for it.
Dec 28, 2013 18:24:56 #
russelray wrote:
Definitely prefer Photoshop over my darkroom. There are no weird smells, no nasty chemicals, and, best of all, while "developing" my pictures now, I can have a margarita and a plate full of jalapeño nachos while watching Star Trek.
Since I was the recipient of a bottle of Patron Tequila and Orange Liqueur with a receipe for the afore-mentioned margarita, so Russel, I'll pop over to your house and we can edit until we fall out of our chairs, what do you say?
Dec 28, 2013 22:16:15 #
I miss some of the "time" spent in the darkroom for many of the same reasons as others. But to add to the solitude, while processing sheet film I would turn on the classical music and between agitations, I could direct the entire symphony orchestra, and no one missed a beat. While in the Air Force as a photographer in the '60's, I had a friend who preferred life in the darkroom. He would go in in the mornings, and even after the work was done, he stayed in there reading Nietzche under the safe lights. I went to his house one time and his living room was painted black. If he's still alive (can you say drugs?) he might miss the lab.
Dec 28, 2013 22:25:26 #
Papa Joe wrote:
(Forget it... I just checked with my wife... 'No chemicals in here!') :D
Does she ever use vinegar when preparing a meal?
Dec 28, 2013 22:27:43 #
WAL wrote:
The darkroom and all the mystical things that went... (show quote)
I'm still looking for a printer that, when printing, gives off an aroma similar to acetic acid,
Dec 28, 2013 22:29:49 #
I hear you, Buckwheat. My interest in the darkroom died years before my mother died and honestly, I have no idea what happened to her stuff after she did pass on but she did leave me with one thing that has never changed and that is a love of taking pictures.
It it thoroughly enjoyable looking at the incredible things that people post here but if the truth be known, I have neither the time nor the inclination to invest in taking "fabulous". My dream camera set up is currently hovering at slightly over $2000 which is way over in the fat chance category so I will just enjoy other people's work and post whatever others may enjoy.
It it thoroughly enjoyable looking at the incredible things that people post here but if the truth be known, I have neither the time nor the inclination to invest in taking "fabulous". My dream camera set up is currently hovering at slightly over $2000 which is way over in the fat chance category so I will just enjoy other people's work and post whatever others may enjoy.
Dec 29, 2013 04:49:53 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
using only film, i continue to use my darkroom for black and white developing and printing. i enjoy the "limits" if you will, of dodging and burning. it has, over the decades, made me a better photographer. i also enjoy developing slide film.
Dec 29, 2013 09:48:47 #
Mogul wrote:
Does she ever use vinegar when preparing a meal?
Hi Mogul... Sure she does, and it vividly reminds me of the darkroom. I was allergic to the commercial Kodak stop bath (28% acidic acid) , so I used vinegar/water instead. I always came out of the darkroom hungry.... I'm sure the vinegar smell was the cause :)
Dec 29, 2013 13:17:56 #
There was something to be said, in my college days, of inviting a young coed to help develop the pictures I had just taken of her.
Loses a lot in the digital age.
Loses a lot in the digital age.
Dec 29, 2013 13:45:46 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
jcarlosjr wrote:
There was something to be said, in my college days, of inviting a young coed to help develop the pictures I had just taken of her.
Loses a lot in the digital age.
Loses a lot in the digital age.
I don't think the digital part of that sentence is the problem. ;-)
Dec 29, 2013 16:15:30 #
tramsey wrote:
I can remember the days I spent in the dark room transfixed watching the photo appear out of seemingly nowhere. I can be transfixed by watching the blotch disappear in Photoshop. I think I prefer todays P/P over the dark room. which do you prefer and if you can put your finger on it, why?
If you have too much of this being transfixed going on, have someone come in the room and hit you with a wet towel. :wink:
Dec 29, 2013 22:39:41 #
Papa Joe wrote:
Hi Mogul... Sure she does, and it vividly reminds me of the darkroom. I was allergic to the commercial Kodak stop bath (28% acidic acid) , so I used vinegar/water instead. I always came out of the darkroom hungry.... I'm sure the vinegar smell was the cause :)
And who says pot was the only thing that caused the munchies?
Dec 30, 2013 11:33:24 #
marcomarks wrote:
If you have too much of this being transfixed going on, have someone come in the room and hit you with a wet towel. :wink:
No, I don't think I need a wet towel treatment, but it seems almost magic to me when I can take an ugly scar out of photo just by rubbing over it.
Dec 30, 2013 11:38:51 #
I've had to be away, take my wife to the hospital and all the rigmarole that goes with it. But according to my calculations the digital dark room has it over the yesteryear darkroom, except for the memories. You can't conduct an orchestra on the computer or peak the interest of a young lady (or an old one either) Sorry I neglected this thread. Thanks for your comeback and sharing your memories
Dec 30, 2013 11:55:21 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
tramsey wrote:
You can't conduct an orchestra on the computer or peak the interest of a young lady (or an old one either)
I'm pretty sure you can do both. Some of the music software out there is pretty intense. And young ladies love seeing their pictures on a computer/tablet/phone. :-)
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