I've seen this mantra floating around amongst people film photographers...and personally, I think its a little pretentious. I do understand what it means, and definitely agree that no amount of megapixels can match the "full frame sensor" that is film...however, it also makes people who use that slogan look ignorant to the benefits of digital photography. Being a lover of film, I definitely acknowledge that it is not the best medium for certain subjects. Digital's double-edged sword advantage of being able to take multiple shots without worrying how many exposures you have left lends itself well to fast moving objects and people with average to below average photo taking skills.
If it were up to me, I'd make everybody adopt the following quote into their mindset:
"It's not the photographer, it's the eye."
- Alfred Eisenstaedt
below are some of my digital photos from my recent trip to San Francisco. [yes, I own a digital camera!]
i finally got myself a scanner to directly scan my negatives. my film development process is now almost fully self-sustained aside from getting the chemicals needed to develop. i'm still trying to get the hang of scanning though...
these are shots from a test roll of Ilford HP5+ respooled, then loaded into a Kodak Tourist:
the next month is going to be very difficult in terms of balance. i have ALOT of projects coming up....an etsy shop, kickstarter campaign, 2 big battles, possible photo exhibition...and at the same time, i'm training in multiple dances, going to start conditioning for my insane ocean adventures, alot of outside studying for film photography and business reasons, trying to write new poems, and will be working full time.
i've done it before. i had little sleep when i did it.....but the important fact is, that i've already done it.
so dear universe: BRING IT.
I haven't been to an open mic in years....something that took me back though, is the fact that there were a good number of poets reading their pieces from their iphones. And here I am still handwriting and typewriting my poems.
I feel like I'm stuck in the past....or maybe I'm just getting older?
Maybe I should just start writing with a jar of ink and a feather quill onto sheepskin scrolls by candlelight.
more photos from the two rolls of Ilford HP5+ that I just developed. these are shots from the b-boy cyphers I went to, to help promote an event. Pictured are members of Rock So Fresh, Cypher City Kings, Epic Styles Crew, and Dead Breaks Society.
