Jorge
6th of November 2002 (Wed), 11:36
Obviously I haven’t read through this entire forum, but from what I’ve read my impression is this:
There is an endless mass of passionate discussions about resolution and other technicalities. Technicalities are by no means unimportant, but there’s no natural law that says that quality equals resolution!
I my opinion composition - meaning what you get in your shot - is by far the most important factor with regards to the quality of a photo. The factor of technical standard always comes in second.
But this is often forgotten probably because to equal quality with resolution is an easy measure and probably because it’s easier to improve technical skills than to achieve what ever it takes to produce photos that really makes sense.
I would not care too much about whether digital can match film from a technical point of view. The true advantage of digital photography must be that it speeds up the process of getting better by a thousand times by instantly letting you see what you do.
I have yet to benefit from this advantage since I’m not digital yet. But the problem of doing things in the dark with my film camera is really annoying me. In some ways it’s like playing an instrument without being able to hear the sound and then go pick up a tape of what you played in some store months later. No wonder there are so many tone-deaf photographers out there.
Enjoy and don’t forget to focus!
There is an endless mass of passionate discussions about resolution and other technicalities. Technicalities are by no means unimportant, but there’s no natural law that says that quality equals resolution!
I my opinion composition - meaning what you get in your shot - is by far the most important factor with regards to the quality of a photo. The factor of technical standard always comes in second.
But this is often forgotten probably because to equal quality with resolution is an easy measure and probably because it’s easier to improve technical skills than to achieve what ever it takes to produce photos that really makes sense.
I would not care too much about whether digital can match film from a technical point of view. The true advantage of digital photography must be that it speeds up the process of getting better by a thousand times by instantly letting you see what you do.
I have yet to benefit from this advantage since I’m not digital yet. But the problem of doing things in the dark with my film camera is really annoying me. In some ways it’s like playing an instrument without being able to hear the sound and then go pick up a tape of what you played in some store months later. No wonder there are so many tone-deaf photographers out there.
Enjoy and don’t forget to focus!