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Originally Posted by **********
Question for you. The pics are nice, but why bother doing it this way? I understand the film purists out there, and I think film for movies will always have its place too, but why bother shooting on film for the web? You can't preview the work, you need messy chemicals, then you have to scan them in, etc. Couldn't you reproduce all of the effects above in photoshop? Or am I missing something?
(Sorry not trying to be critical, just asking).
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These aren't intended for the web--I shoot them with the intention of making prints in a darkroom, and I only scan the negatives because I want digital versions of them. I just finished a year's internship with a master printer in a pro lab here in LA because I wanted to improve my printing skills... it's just something I enjoy and find satisfying.
And yes, I can manipulate images in PS and make prints, but the prints are completely different to the silver gelatin prints made in a darkroom--digital prints are made by spraying ink onto paper; silver gelatin prints consist of silver metal that's created by the effect of light and chemicals and embedded in the print.