Dave Wooten said:
2. As this thread pertains to your use of the Pinhole camera in question...I find it interesting that working photo journalists in light of the immediacy and prevalence of digital in the profession have in some cases reverted for some of their work to other alternatives...i.e. pinhole, wet plate, tintype etc...I was priviledged to meet Rob Kendrick in Nevada this winter and permitted to see and handle some of his beautiful Tintypes used in documentary of Texas cowboys...it certainly adds another reflection, meaning and emotion to a story....
As this work is documentary in nature, the issue of immediacy is not so pressing for this project. My method, in terms of the technical, for this is traditional - I shoot with a rangefinder and some Tri-X.
I think your point about digital is an excellent one and one I've been contemplating, discussing, and even lecturing about for the past 5 or 6 years. I was involved with the transition from film to digital on several newspapers and coming from a fine arts background I found the change interesting on many levels.
My opinion is we'll be seeing more of this interest in 'other' techniques as people again come to realize there is an inherant quality, or a different set of values, in imagry that embraces the idea of gesture - the hand of the maker is central to the weight of the work.
Its wonderful to see these changes and the mix of the traditional with the new is exciting.
