[rollei_list] Re: Digital Advice
- From: Aaron Reece <oboeaaron@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 12:59:54 -0400
On May 28, 2008, at 12:23 PM, dnygr wrote:
I haven't warmed to digital much. I scan film, am amazed at the
control Photoshop provides, but can't say I find any of the
printers to much more than fine poster makers.
I just had a similar thought while working on some scans of film
negatives this morning. In my case, it is more about the process than
the output (printers). The whole point to using 120 and larger sized
cameras is to obtain greater detail and smoother tones. Both of these
are next to impossible to maintain on a typical computer monitor,
especially an LCD such as this laptop contains. Even though I am
working on quite-good scans from Rollei TLR negatives, the low
resolution and color depth make me feel like I have gauze over my
eyes. There's no joy in that.
Additionally, the use of the monitor to replace the test print or
proof sheet of contact prints represents a much greater departure
from the immediacy of a print (traditional or digital). I find that
the low level of detail available on a computer monitor encourages a
focus on gross details to the detriment of compositional subtlety. I
am talking about my own work here. The monitor gives me a false sense
of which negatives or captures "work" in a print, with its much
higher resolution and often larger size.
Please note that I am not talking about the output of digital
printers here, which can be much higher fidelity of course. Just the
intermediate steps which take place on a computer screen.
Best regards,
Aaron
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