My name is Harvey - I am a filmaholic

[Traut]

I just viewed Tina Manley's portfolios. I understand she is shooting with a Canon 1D.
I use a Nikon DSLR sometimes as well.

My problem is that when I view B&W images shot with a DSLR I have the singular emotion "its cheating". (Corallary to me is I feel cofortable going out shooting with an extra 36 exp in my pocket but worry if there are only 358 photos available on a 1 gb card.)

Like a portrait painter that puts paint over a photograph or a lounge singer behind a grand piano that plays computer generated music or the F1 driver with tiptronic transmission.

Its ersatz.

 

[bmattock]

Like a portrait painter that puts paint over a photograph or a lounge singer behind a grand piano that plays computer generated music or the F1 driver with tiptronic transmission.

Its ersatz.

I understand what you're feeling. I like to do B&W with film and not digital, although with color I find I don't care which I use - digital is easier. However, I also have say this - I had some photos in a local exhibition - four 8x10's. One was digital, three were film. I was asked by a couple of people whom I knew if any of them were digital. In other words, no one could tell the difference.

If the viewer can't tell the difference, there is no difference - for them. If it bothers you to do it, then of course that counts too - you have to do what works for you.

In the future, when computer-generated movies become photo-realistic, actors will complain that they are out of work because of the new 'fake' actors. But if no one can tell the difference, then no one can tell the difference. It's going to be a fun world.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Traut]

My comments refer only to the medium and equipment not the final quality of the image, which is precisely my reason for annoyance. My Mac computer, keyboard and garageband software sound much better than my piano playing. I press the keys in both instances but the electronic version places me further away from the result - the new transmissions shift better than manuals in F1s but Grahm Hill or Jackie Stewert wouldn't approve.

I think I might feel different even if there were a dedicated greyscale chip in a digital.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

But the new F1 transmissions are pretty much the same as the new Ferrari road cars or Aston Martin transmissions which we all use already every day.

 

[srtiwari]

Interesting, Harvey. I was involved in a discussion on PN where the final resuls of her work were the issue. I had in fact posted her link emphasizing (from her website) that her use of Leicas almost seemed reflected in her images. Of course, the truth is that one cannot tell, much of the time, what equipment has been used.

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