Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
One of my reservations about using digital cameras - especially higher spec'd ones - is the images can be too clean, too clinical looking. Coming from shooting film for five years - and enjoying the natural grain inherent in film, especially with expired or cross processed or redscaled treatments - this contrast was exacerbated further.… Continue reading Digital Photography – Dumbed Down And Dirty
A recent conversation about film grain and digital noise surprised me in how many of us don't seem to want to tolerate any kind of digital noise or imperfection. This got me thinking more about where this expectation comes from, and how today we are saturated in "high definition" audio visual experiences almost constantly. Personally… Continue reading The High Definition Hypnosis
My Pentax Q has taken a back seat lately, with the Ricoh GX100 and an old Sony camera phone delivering all I need in both the experience and the final image. The Q is too wonderful a camera to stay out of the limelight for too long though. As a regular reader you might recall I… Continue reading Lo-Fi In Your Eye – Up Close With The Pentax Q 07 Lens
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