Film or Digital?
Well I'm not really going to get into that debate here, although I will say film can do things that digital still can't quite manage. However, about a month ago Bay Photo in California had a sale on for scans of carded negatives. So I rounded up a number of my favorites from past weddings and sent them off.
Here are the results, no color tweaking - I just added a level adjustment to bring the blacks down, that's it. When I first opened the files I was surprised at how sharp the film scans were - none of that "digital haze or softness". Nice. Grain? Yeah sure, but I think it adds to the charm.
Hmm, the post-production work flow would be so fast and easy. No color correcting. There is something to be said for film. It looks good right out of the camera, where digital files always need work. That's the one thing I love about analog. Maybe we need to bring back film.
Enjoy the past:
All images were shot on my Hasselblad with either the 80mm 2.8 or the 180mm 4.
I really miss shooting a square image. More room for your subjects, you never have to flip the camera or flash (if you use one) and they just look so cool.
posted by Jeremy Dueck @ 4:44 PM
2 Comments:
Your film scans seem to retain those subtle tone and hue shifts better than the digital stuff. Shadow transitions aren't abrupt. They're nice and smooth. The difference in hues are also great. The transitions are seamless and smooth. In fact you don't even notice it unless you're
looking for it. The pastel look simply doesn't get in the way and almost makes for a more pleasing and natural experience. And it's not that film has a fabricated pastel look like what photoshop would do. It simply retains colors and tones a little more true to what is there in real life.
It's a nice break from the punched up saturated color digital thing.
Apparently Paul Martens would once in a while go back to FUJI Reala in
those difficult mixed white balance shoots. Digital couldn't handle the white balance and tonal differences. Yeah, he could do digital, and shoot multiple shots with different exposures, and different white balance settings, then blend together 8 different shots for a good final product.
But that would be about 8 hours of photoshop time where you could be out enjoying some wine or something else more important.
Cory
Very well said, and I agree 110%.
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