Re: Embarrassing First Attempt...
The wait is what it's all about! It's half the fun :D I love the slow methodical process of it. Tonight definitely solidified in concrete my love of analog photography. I told Carla we're looking for another apartment where I can set-up a full time darkroom...LOL
Re: Embarrassing First Attempt...
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Originally Posted by Xia_Ke
... I'm so used to film developing that it's total autopilot now and I feel like I could do it in my sleep. This was an eye opener that paper is a whole other ballgame...
Bingo! It's great to watch someone ambitious enough to want to learn the entire process :thumbsup:
You are now enjoying the most creative part (more creative than the actual shooting? Hmmm, worthy of debate me thinks :) ) of B&W photography IMO. Like many other things in life, you can always get better but never fully master it. Therein lies the beauty of it.
There is always something new to learn and one has to start somewhere. You are already beyond that.
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Originally Posted by Loupey
...You are now enjoying the most creative part (more creative than the actual shooting? Hmmm, worthy of debate me thinks :) ) of B&W photography IMO...
You will get no debate from me there. I view PS the same way. Capturing a beautiful scene or moment and being able to "bring it to life" in a print are 2 very different stories.
After my first venture beyond just straight printing on Saturday, I will say this much, it's one thing to read about a Photoshop process and be able to replicate it. Reading about dodging and burning techiniques and trying to successfully implement them in printing is a whole other ballgame! That definitely hit home how much I have to learn. I can't remember the last time I had so much fun though...LOL Maybe it was the intoxicating fumes of fixer :D