Modern Wonders

If one sets aside the photography skills they have now, and views the advances in photography from a purely technical angle, we should realize that today’s digital cameras are truly amazing, high tech wonders.

In addition, to those of us who grew up learning photography shooting film, manually focusing, and adjusting the settings on our cameras, today’s DSLR’s are almost magical. With early film cameras, there were no point and shoots, no auto-focus, no auto ISO, or auto anything. My gosh, how did we even breath, or manage without any of that; let alone take decent photographs.

Digital cameras are so user friendly that they enable the newbie, or any casual shooter (with little or no training), to produce quality photographs, worthy of framing, emailing, or posting on a family photo web site. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but, in my view, it blurs the line between pro and amateur shooter more than ever.

However, having said all of this, and for those of you wishing for something more challenging and reminiscent of those “good old” film days, there are plenty of retro ways to satisfy this urge. The caveat is the cost vs. the number of usable photos jumps when you shoot film vs. digital.

Check out this link from a lady who shoots weddings and other gallery art photography, with film and a plastic lens on her Holga camera. http://www.erinantognoli.com/

Sharpen your skills the old fashioned way...shoot film.

Hollywood, California circa 1977 35MM Pentax Spotmatic with B&W Kodak Tri-X film