true, that's a good point.
can't help it., the bold claim in the title sounds a lot like click bait to me though.
judging by his other posts he mostly scans film and doesn't have much experience in the darkroom
true, that's a good point.at least you get to see his work so you know where he is coming from ! very often on websites, like this one and handfuls of others no doubt,
there are people who write a lot, have a lot of very hard core opinions, but you never see any photographs they have made
so you have no clue where they are coming from. not that seeing photographs on the inter webs gives you an idea since if they
are uploaded theyare probably "enhanced" by editing software, but at least you get a gist... some people no gist, so you have to either dismiss them
or use your imagination ...
true, that's a good point.
can't help it., the bold claim in the title sounds a lot like click bait to me though.
judging by his other posts he mostly scans film and doesn't have much experience in the darkroom
I actually like Johnny's photos quite a bit.
I also shoot Tri-X at box speed and overdevelop it in Xtol 1:1
I don't agree on the zone system being dead and also didn't like that he deleted a lot of comments that were not positive.
What the heck does "anselite" mean.?that's ok he's getting people to visithe's getting his pt barnum on
he's got his work up there which is good. as i mentioned a lot of people
can't or don't upload any of their work for personal or whatever reasons
and they have similar bold claims but no one has any idea if they are actually
who they claim to be, or the 14 year old girl down the street poaching wifi off their neighbor
posing to be a 62 year old anselite prodigy.
people have opinions. i don't think anything is dead to be honest. for a process or style or whatever to be "dead" that means NO ONE at all
uses it. there are plenty of people who love the zone system or beyond the zone system or some modified version of the zone system .. as long as
there is film, paper negatives or hand coated plates there will always be people figuring out where they want middle grey to be and exposing and processing
their emulsion accordingly ... deleting comments, well there are a lot of haters out there, he probably ticked off an enclave of 62 year old anselite prodigies with
his bold retoric and inflamitory remarks. but the point of the internet to some people,is to be what in the 1980s fm radio used to refer to as a "shock jock"
What the heck does "anselite" mean.?
I have never heard the word and cannot find a definition.
What the heck does "anselite" mean.?
I have never heard the word and cannot find a definition
Oh...Good Grief.....OK.Hi CMoore
An Anselite is a follower of the Photographic Teachings of Ansel Adams, you know
uses a Large Format Camera, practices the Zone System, makes beautiful emotion filled
photographs &c. Sorry, I made the word up on the spot !
what doemus scudder said, waaayyy back at the beginning...
"I might submit that if you are getting the results you desire, then you're not overexposing or overdeveloping...Doremus"
Hi CMoore
An Anselite is a follower of the Photographic Teachings of Ansel Adams, you know
uses a Large Format Camera, practices the Zone System, makes beautiful emotion filled
photographs &c. Sorry, I made the word up on the spot !
Sounds/looks ta bit like Budlite.Hi CMoore
An Anselite is ...
You have never heard of hard tack or have never poured milk over your bread?
Besides, that is a lousy analogy. People eat all kinds of things that make me shudder.
Negatives aren't bread and I hate thin negatives. They are a royal pain to work with. But obviously there are people who do like to work with them. I am not one of them. But, I have been known to purposely underexpose a lot of negatives in my time. If I have a choice I don't.
The first thing I learned when I started this hobby was that not even my wife likes most of my pictures so I was pretty sure I wasn't going to sell many, if any, pictures.
The second thing I learned is that there are a whole lot of ways to get from snapping the shutter to a picture on the wall. If you don't believe me look at all the books and blogs out there and there are more popping up every year.
The third thing I learned is that most people do it differently than I do and that is actually OK. I like the way I do it and I am willing to bet that they like the way they do it. Besides, once Kodak sold me that roll of film I can do anything I want with it.
Finally, St Adams is still a sacred cow to a lot of people and they don't like it when you run over their sacred cow let alone try to butcher it.
Me as a darkroom photo teacher in 2019:
“Hello bunch of politically correct vegan dudes.
Pick a film. Any film.
Shoot it in manual mode without a meter, just go with your feelings.
Remember, class, go with your feelings. Any shuter speed is a good one. Feeling happy? Choose 1/sixty.
Feeling sad? Choose B.
Play with that ring. 5.6, 2, or 11, it’s all the same! We are not racist, we love them all the same. Rock the ring, guys!
When your roll is over, take any developer you like and develop that film. If you feel happy, develop in hot water, if you feel sad, develop in cold water.
When you’re done, you’re done!
We will call this art. Optimum flat or not.
Bravo everyone! Let’s give ourselves a good applause!
And remember: the new rule is no rules!
Bye bye now! See you next week”.
Hi CMoore
An Anselite is a follower of the Photographic Teachings of Ansel Adams, you know
uses a Large Format Camera, practices the Zone System, makes beautiful emotion filled
photographs &c. Sorry, I made the word up on the spot !
No, but they apparently believe in pre-visualization.Sort of like saying the followers of Minor White are called minor Whites.
Not really sure but I think you may be posting in the wrong thread Bill...When we gather together they call our group a minorchy
I know, I know... you didn't see that coming.
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