For the digital file in an editor, there are options to "add noise" and other ways. I suspect you mean in-camera, though? There are "art modes" for that

My Olympus has a "grainy film" filter in Art Mode. This is jpg sooc; I haven't experimented with editing or how exposure might affect the results. This was just a test for a group.

In-Camera Art Filter: grainy film by Linda Shorey, on Flickr

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In the past I convinced myself more is better, and my focus has always been to cover all the bases. That meant struggling with a heavy back pack for the tsa checks at the airport, and the weight of an additional Pelican case to accommodate all of the heavy lenses. Walking endlessly to find a taxi make matters worse.

This will be something new for me... A Nikon Zf mirror-less body, Z mount 28mm f/2.8, 40mm f2.0 and the versatile 24-120 f4 zoom lens.

Compact, simple, Image stabilized and a lot of new mirror-less features I will soon learn to appreciate when I travel.

I am convinced I can capture images at the same level as when I carried a hundred pounds of equipment years past. I will be sure to post a few results in the main topic forum soon... Just kidding

I also spelled Traveling with two LL's in the caption to see if I get scolded, that's always a fun way to add extra pages to the post!

Keeping my Canon gear but also looking forward to a new level of freedom when I travel and also when adding in serious work.

Linda - who died and left you as the Oracle of this site? You and your fellow Uhh police force have made it clear to me that there are too many pompous, self righteous, mean spirited people lurking here that make it ill suited for serious photographers. Arguing that it is every persons right to post crummy photographs (once again - I say this slowly - OBJECTIVELY CRUMMY, NOT SUBJECTIVELY CRUMMY) on a dedicated photo forum without being willing to learn how to improve is just silly.

You gleefully (vindictively?) point to an early post of mine where I pretty much called the obnoxious UHH know it all who felt it was his duty to chastise me for inadvertently posting some photos to the wrong UHH forum. That is the type of snarky BS (oh- did I offend your delicate sensibilities again? So sorry) that is ruining what once was a pretty decent site. Being open is a 2 way street and conforming to your definition of what's right or taking the highway isn’t open


I’m sure few tears will be shed, but don’t bother replying to this post (which is most definitely a rant)since I won’t be participating further in a website where people seriously argue that focus is subjective. I guess I should have cc’d this post to the all knowing Canon guy who thinks of himself as the smartest guy in the room on virtually every topic including the forum rules in case he has trouble reading between the lines.

I’ll stay with photo sites here on planet earth.

Folks - I raised this subject a few years back and thought I’d give it an encore. UHH has 2 sections for members to post pics - Photo Gallery and Photo Analysis and posting constructive criticism in the first is frowned upon. I think this rule does a disservice to photographers looking to up their game.

I often look at posts in the Gallery and too often see, sorry for the blunt language, just awful photos. I’m not talking about subjective matters. I’m talking about pics that are out of focus, poorly exposed, with wildly tilted horizons (not done intentionally for artistic purposes), badly post processed or overprocessed, poorly composed with telephone poles growing out of heads, etc. or any number of other technical (NOT subjective) flaws.

And most times, well meaning members post, “Great set”, or “Nicely done” or other “ attaboys” in an attempt to not hurt another member’s feelings. I see this as counterproductive and reinforcing bad technique by poster. I ask how is a member to develop better photography skills if, I again apologize upfront, technically terrible pics are displayed and followed by lots of gushing platitudes?

Last time I mentioned this, I was slapped down by numerous members who argue that unless a poster requests constructive criticism, nothing negative should be said. Ok - I’ll buy the “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing” idea, but gushing over bad stuff does harm to the poster too. If the pics are bad, say nothing. Stop reinforcing bad work.

Just a suggestion to those posting to the Gallery in the future - think about soliciting criticisms so you can improve your work. Sure you will get many nasty, snarky and often incorrect replies from a certain subsection of members, but you will also get many great suggestions for improvement offered in a polite, constructive manner. I’ve been a photographer for 55 yrs and I welcome all well meaning and civil critiques. We are never too old to learn a new trick.

Anxious to see the replies to this rant.