Hi! I'm Tim from Columbia, MD in the USA. I've been posting here a few years, but thought I'd do the formal, "hello, APUG world!" I taught myself about photography for the first time about three years ago by buying books and surfing the internet (and this forum), and have always shot film almost exclusively, even though I had to an order a film SLR as I could not find one locally.
I'm not necessarily anti-digital, as I believe the cameras (and post-processing software) are capable of very good stuff, but I believe there is a romantic, dramatic quality to the film medium that in most cases is not replicable with the ultra-clean, almost video look to digital. I think about some of the most dramatic images I've seen, and don't they'd have the same impact if shot digitally. I know it's been said many times before, but the two mediums are certainly not mutually exclusive. When it comes to photography (and a lot of other things), I love the thrill of the chase as much as I am the end result, and am very happy I stuck with film. There is far more to the film experience than just the image.
I'm ALWAYS up for chatting (or listening) about film, photography, or anything else, and perhaps meeting fellow APUGers. I lurk around this site every day, and really enjoy reading about all of your experiences and helping me keep up. Having taught myself all this stuff and just gone out and shooting by myself, I sometimes feel like I'm alone on my own little island.
Cheers!
I'm not necessarily anti-digital, as I believe the cameras (and post-processing software) are capable of very good stuff, but I believe there is a romantic, dramatic quality to the film medium that in most cases is not replicable with the ultra-clean, almost video look to digital. I think about some of the most dramatic images I've seen, and don't they'd have the same impact if shot digitally. I know it's been said many times before, but the two mediums are certainly not mutually exclusive. When it comes to photography (and a lot of other things), I love the thrill of the chase as much as I am the end result, and am very happy I stuck with film. There is far more to the film experience than just the image.
I'm ALWAYS up for chatting (or listening) about film, photography, or anything else, and perhaps meeting fellow APUGers. I lurk around this site every day, and really enjoy reading about all of your experiences and helping me keep up. Having taught myself all this stuff and just gone out and shooting by myself, I sometimes feel like I'm alone on my own little island.
Cheers!