Hey! New Uk member

[niclester]

Hello!

I have just joined up and thought id say hello.

I have been really excited about starting learning darkroom techniques. I am also new to photography (3-4 months). It seems everywhere I look / read, people are saying just get a digital SLR and convert to black and white using photoshop..

Am I really disillusioned into wanting to shoot slides and hand print all of my b+w?

All this negative (no pun intended) talk I hear from shops, news, kodak paper, nikon ending 35mm etc is really spoiling my enjoyment and enthusiasm!!

Can anyone reassure me!

Sorry, this was supposed to be an introduction

 

[colrehogan]

Hello!

I have just joined up and thought id say hello.

I have been really excited about starting learning darkroom techniques. I am also new to photography (3-4 months). It seems everywhere I look / read, people are saying just get a digital SLR and convert to black and white using photoshop..

Am I really disillusioned into wanting to shoot slides and hand print all of my b+w?

All this negative (no pun intended) talk I hear from shops, news, kodak paper, nikon ending 35mm etc is really spoiling my enjoyment and enthusiasm!!

Can anyone reassure me!

Sorry, this was supposed to be an introduction

Hi from St. Louis, MO USA!

No, you're not disillusioned about wanting to shoot slides and hand print your b/w! I shoot 8x10 (inch) color transparencies (on occasion) and 8x10 b/w. I make contact prints of the latter and the former, well, I've had some internegs made and prints made from them.

Looking forward to seeing some of your work here.

 

[Dave Miller]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Leon]

welcome here - it sounds like you have found the right place.

 

[roteague]

Welcome from Hawaii!! Don't worry, transparencies and B&W are alive and doing quite well. You are fortunate, there is an excellent group of photographers from the UK that are members of this forum, and they seem to have an active group. Welcome.

 

[Bob F.]

Welcome... Don't worry: if you are deluded, at least you have plenty of company!

Check out the local UK Regional Group part of the forum ((there was a url link here which no longer exists)) to see what's happening locally - in particular, t' Sping 2006 weekend meet-up int' Dales...

Cheers, Bob.

 

[BarryWilkinson]

Welcome... Don't worry: if you are deluded, at least you have plenty of company!

Cheers, Bob.

Welcome from another deluded Brit.

Barry

 

[roy]

Greetings. Welcome to the forum.

 

[pentaxuser]

Hello and welcome from another middle Englander. I started at Leamington College's C&G basic B&W photography. They ran 2 parallel courses per term, every term, for about 20 people per course. If the tutor had been willing I suspect they could have run a course each night of the week. Most students weren't the wrong side of 40 either. So there was no shortage of enthusiasm for analogue skills. There's still reasons for hope.

Pentaxuser

 

[Stoo Batchelor]

Be reassured. The film community is a great family to belong to.

Welcome.

Stoo

 

[digiconvert]

Hello!

I have just joined up and thought id say hello.

I have been really excited about starting learning darkroom techniques. I am also new to photography (3-4 months). It seems everywhere I look / read, people are saying just get a digital SLR and convert to black and white using photoshop.. HAVE YOU SEEN INKJET BW PRINTS ???

Am I really disillusioned into wanting to shoot slides and hand print all of my b+w? - You are in good company if you are

All this negative (no pun intended) talk I hear from shops, news, kodak paper, nikon ending 35mm etc is really spoiling my enjoyment and enthusiasm!!- And much of it put about by the companies that want you to buy digital, because in 6 months time what you have will be out of date and you will want to part with another £500!

Can anyone reassure me!

Sorry, this was supposed to be an introduction

Welcome to the friendliest photo board for ANY medium

This should convince you that film is alive and well
http://thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40021

 

[Les McLean]

Welcome to APUG, the best photoforum on the net.

 

[mikeg]

Welcome from Shropshire.

Don't worry about all the doom merchants, just carry on shooting lots of film and enjoy your photography!

Mike

 

[RH Designs]

Welcome from sunny Upper Wensleydale, where the cheese comes from Plenty of slide film used here!

Richard

 

[mike the limey]

Welcome from an English exile living in Scotland. This is a great forum with a wealth of knowledge. Just ask a question and someone will know the answer.

Enjoy.

Mike

 

[leeturner]

Greetings from the North West and another darkroom newbie. You won't get any better advice and help than this forum.

 

[David Lingham]

Welcome from another deluded film addict. Enjoy your stay.


Dave L

 

[niclester]

Thanks

Just wanted to say thanks to everybody for welcoming me..

You can be sure I will be relying on a fair amout of advice from you guys!

Cheers again