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Originally Posted by Mortis
My rant is simply that I can't find a roll of black and white film anywhere,
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Try Selangor Photographers in the Pertama complex or Fotokem at Sungai Wang Plaza Ground Floor. Both used to keep their Fuji Velvia in refridgerator cases, and both carried Illford B&W films. But call first. I haven't been to either in several years...
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what ever happened to good old learn how to use your camera and spend days getting it just right so you can learn all over again for the next set of circumstances.
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The same thing that happened to 'bracketing' every single shot just to be sure you got it right! My old Nikon F5 had a bracketing button. Press once, shoot three frames. Set it for -.5, Spot on, +.5... or -1, -.5. spot on, etc. We don't need it any longer, thanks to digital. With the histogram immediately available, we can correct on the spot!
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In school we learned to develop our pictures not to photoshop.
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Ansel Adams said that for every hour he spent behind the lens, he spent 11 hours in the darkroom correcting and fudging his fotos. The only difference today is that we don't need trays of chemicals, and when we make a mistake we just hit the 'undo' key and keep on trucking!
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I guess now people have to learn a new set of skills than we did, not better, just different.
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That's all. Not better, just different.
My mother was always so thrilled when I'd take pictures of her. "Darling, I don't know why but you are the ONLY one who can capture the real me! I love it!!" (She never knew about the 'adjustment layer' I used in Photoshop to make her look 10 years younger...
But she sure was a happy camper! LOL!
Stitchawl