(no subject)

Recently written:
"Lisa "the photographer" spends her weekends in a
darkroom, with chemicals on her hands and old mixed tapes playing on the old
tape player. Lisa "the employee" spends her workdays in front of a computer
screen sizing images for the web, typing and surfing."

--
I also work all day on a computer, and have been for a number of years now. I work with 
stock and 
commissioned photography for educational textbooks, and in this industry, the 
general 
trend has been changing to digital formats for everything. From researching the 
photos 
online, the press and stock images taken with digital cameras, reviewing images 
with 
editors, preparing them for printing - the majority of the process is entirely 
digital. 
...Probably why I've found myself drawn more toward the "hand-crafted" pinhole  
image lately. 
Conversely, people who have been taking film pictures their entire life and have 
not been over exposed (excuse the pun) to digital images and processes are more 
likely to embrace its aspects and qualities.  
Funny, but if you pick one group or the other, some members of each side get completely 
engrossed in the technical aspects. Its Ideal Pinhole Diameter to Film Plane Ratios vs. CCD  
Sensitivity Ranges.
Now that I've alienated everyone on the list, let me just say this: As I have grown as a 
photographer and artist, I have come to the mindset that whatever the technique, 
whatever the medium, if the artist has honestly expressed themselves then the result is 
a success.
 
I'm happy to see these discussions taking place here, and I look forward to reading 
more.
 
cary_benbow@hotmail.com