I'm glad I found you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Photoshop and DxO are still my long-time working tools for completing my photography vision.
Ah, for a second I thought you were going in a different direction—like there’s no shame in using film simulations or shooting with whatever tool feels right. I actually started with film back in the ’80s, but I moved to digital mainly out of convenience and flexibility.
This whole debate—film vs. digital, what’s “authentic,” what’s not—it feels like a distraction. A more recent obsession, really. And honestly, it sucks the joy right out of what photography should be: seeing, feeling, responding. Not gatekeeping tools.
We lose a lot when we start measuring creativity by the gear we use instead of the intention behind the image.
I believe in the art, the engagement, how to help someone experience what I am seeing. Grain, faded color, limited palette - all can give the image context. I am usually order by gear unless it helps create connection.
I'm glad I found you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Photoshop and DxO are still my long-time working tools for completing my photography vision.
Thanks for the kind words, Vlado
Took a look and loved it. Used the code and am now playing withe the DxO filmpack. Love the creased paper look
I haven't tried that yet. Cool.
Interesting. Still a cop-out, no?
I am not sure what you are getting at.
Cop-out?
Of what?
"Game the system?"
Well, you and I have far different thoughts on the need for 'systems' in the making of art.
I have no need for rules, and ad hoc structures that have nothing to do with the art itself.
I have never been interested in what typewriter Hemingway used.
Ah, for a second I thought you were going in a different direction—like there’s no shame in using film simulations or shooting with whatever tool feels right. I actually started with film back in the ’80s, but I moved to digital mainly out of convenience and flexibility.
This whole debate—film vs. digital, what’s “authentic,” what’s not—it feels like a distraction. A more recent obsession, really. And honestly, it sucks the joy right out of what photography should be: seeing, feeling, responding. Not gatekeeping tools.
We lose a lot when we start measuring creativity by the gear we use instead of the intention behind the image.
I believe in the art, the engagement, how to help someone experience what I am seeing. Grain, faded color, limited palette - all can give the image context. I am usually order by gear unless it helps create connection.