paying the cost of taking pictures
Oct 1, 2021 07:26:38 #
davpal
Loc: long island
if you in the financial position that the cost of film and developing are not a problem fine
but there are some of us who can not afford this. digital cameras are a blessing freeing us of that burden
we can take as many pictures we desire get good pictures without the cost of film. should you travel to three
diffrent places an take a total of three hundred pictures in each location total nine hundred pictures
go on your computer check the cost of a roll of kodack film 36 exp to buy and develop 25 rolls for 900 pictures
need i say more
but there are some of us who can not afford this. digital cameras are a blessing freeing us of that burden
we can take as many pictures we desire get good pictures without the cost of film. should you travel to three
diffrent places an take a total of three hundred pictures in each location total nine hundred pictures
go on your computer check the cost of a roll of kodack film 36 exp to buy and develop 25 rolls for 900 pictures
need i say more
Oct 1, 2021 07:31:14 #
Your first 10,000 images are your worst. Thank goodness they're now all digital.
Oct 1, 2021 07:31:27 #
Blu1Dog
Loc: Florida
I agree! I bought the nikon f4s and a 80-200 lens before thinking about that... couldn't afford to take the shots I'd planned. With digetal I have few restrictions on how much I shoot. A blessing for me............and everyone who has a digetal camera.
Oct 1, 2021 07:36:20 #
Warhorse
Loc: SE Michigan
Couldn't agree more, and the cost of post processing software is dirt cheap compared to a darkroom setup. 
Oct 1, 2021 07:37:48 #
GerryER
Loc: Virginia USA
People were more selective when taking film pictures; now with digital, you can take a massive amount of pictures, screen them and discard what you don't want. I have both "analog" and digital and still am very selective when using film. However, I can have film developed relatively inexpensively, just pay for negatives, and then scan them for the digital content. I can also develop the film and make pictures in the darkroom, which I enjoy doing. Enjoyment is part of the process. Many options; whatever you desire!
Oct 1, 2021 08:04:39 #
davpal wrote:
if you in the financial position that the cost of ... (show quote)
Shooting film forces photographers to make every shot count. Or at least to put a little effort into composition, point of view, timing if filming active subjects, nailing the exposure, etc. The old timers who started with film - 35mm to large format - tend to put more into each shot than the "run-and-gun" digital-only shooter. Of course this is an extremely broad generalization and there are many exceptions for both groups.
There is something that a contemplative-reflective approach produces that is difficult to capture with a more volume-oriented approach.
Oct 1, 2021 08:09:59 #
With digital, we enjoy the best of both worlds. I still value the contemplative approach.
Oct 1, 2021 08:20:47 #
Imagine your photography as if you approached every image as if it were your last.
Oct 1, 2021 09:03:39 #
Digital pictures are free, once you get past the capital and maintenance cost of the digital camera and the value of your time in postprocessing.
Oct 1, 2021 09:11:15 #
GerryER
Loc: Virginia USA
CHG_CANON wrote:
Imagine your photography as if you approached every image as if it were your last.
Too many selfies already!
Oct 1, 2021 09:34:13 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
Digital pictures are free, once you get past the capital and maintenance cost of the digital camera and the value of your time in postprocessing.
I think my DSLR cost less than my SLR's did, especially adjusted for inflation, and my "dark room" software cost a whopping one time payment of $50, $24 if I'd a bought it on sale. I never spent a dime on maintenance of any of my camera's, SLR or DSLR.
By the time you develop your film, I've already adjusted the exposure, white balance, contrast, brightness, adjusted the colors, cropped to perfection and stuck my daughters lips and eyes on her cat, or moved the ugly garbage can out of the picture. Could have processed 100's pictures while you waited for someone else to develop, which is what most people did last century.
Oct 1, 2021 09:43:14 #
I don't shoot a lot and with digital even when I don't shoot for months I still have to pay my subscription fee to Adobe.
Oct 1, 2021 10:04:46 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I don't shoot a lot and with digital even when I don't shoot for months I still have to pay my subscription fee to Adobe.
Just like paying basic minimal fuel, electric, internet, Netflix, Prime, Hulu, phone and other recurring charges when you go away for a couple of weeks on vacation.
Oct 1, 2021 10:10:47 #
Gene51 wrote:
Just like paying basic minimal fuel, electric, internet, Netflix, Prime, Hulu, phone and other recurring charges when you go away for a couple of weeks on vacation.
Well although film is expensive, if I don't shoot it costs me nothing.
Oct 1, 2021 10:13:11 #
If you think that 35mm film is expensive, just wait until you screw up with 4x5, or even 120 roll film!
Yes, one can get a lot of mileage with digital, but you can also get nothing. The motor drive for the 35mm camera was considered a boon for the sports and event photographers. However, the missed shot can come between frames and in later years, digital files. I've seen more than my share of "iPhone" misses, much like those spring-driven motorized Instamatics.
In the press and sports era before 35mm became popular, photographers got tremendous "shots of the moment" on 4x5 press cameras. They usually preset focus, f/stop and shutter speeds, then trapped the subject. That kind of imagery only comes from a developed eye for composition and timing. The same is true today.
Photography is an art which must be learned and practiced.
Yes, one can get a lot of mileage with digital, but you can also get nothing. The motor drive for the 35mm camera was considered a boon for the sports and event photographers. However, the missed shot can come between frames and in later years, digital files. I've seen more than my share of "iPhone" misses, much like those spring-driven motorized Instamatics.
In the press and sports era before 35mm became popular, photographers got tremendous "shots of the moment" on 4x5 press cameras. They usually preset focus, f/stop and shutter speeds, then trapped the subject. That kind of imagery only comes from a developed eye for composition and timing. The same is true today.
Photography is an art which must be learned and practiced.
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