Friday, March 19, 2010

spring pales




i got my second and third film back a few days ago. i wasn't super excited about the result, but some turned out well, so i will be sharing a few more later.

do you process your film photos? i am not sure why, but contrary to my digital photos - where i like to crop, adjust colors, contrast and brightness - i have this feeling that it's "cheating" if i do it to the film photos. film is about authenticity, no? or am i being too orthodox, like newbies sometimes have a tendency to be?

wishing you a beautiful weekend.

18 comments:

  1. I haven't taken film photos in ages, since my old camera got crushed during a flight (never put your camera in the overhead compartment, even if you're pregnant and traveling with two small children). I especially like the agave (?) photo. I've noticed a definite trend towards pale, less vibrant photography in general.

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  2. I put off going digital for a very long time. I too think of digital as cheating where 35mm film is the real deal. Now that I am digital I rarely photoshop my pictures. I generally only adjust the brightness and contrast of those photos that are too dark or too light. I guess by minimizing the manipulation I'm still preserving the integrity of the shop.

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  3. beautiful colors. so sensitive and fragile, the mood of those pictures. i hope you are well- big hug

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  4. WOW!! They're beautiful! The middle one especially takes my breath away, so serene!
    I never adjust or crop my film photos. Authenticity all the way :-)

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  5. i admit that whenever i use film, i process my photos if needed. to me photoshop is like a digital darkroom. and when you have your film develop, you don't stand next to the person who process them so you can't tell her/him what you want. therefor, you have to get where you want with a little help from your computer. does this make sens?
    i must say though that these photos of yours don't need any further processing. they are wonderful as is. i like their slight shade of yellow.

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  6. Oh, you absolutely should be thrilled with these!! They are AMAZING!! I LOVE the color. Most people try and get this feel through some program, and you captured it perfectly!! Bravo!

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  7. I really, really love those. The tone and your compositions are very beautiful.

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  8. Wonderful photos, great job :-)

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  9. these are truly gorgeous. i love the paleness of them. quite magical...

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  10. I don't process film photos unless there's something that I really want to salvage, like a portrait of a family member. That said, I don't really process digital photos either. I'm very Photoshop illiterate.

    These are lovely-lovely.

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  11. i love that you are experimenting with film! these look great. i don't do anything to my film photos. sometimes, with my holga images i adjust the level, but other than that i think it is all in the moment you snap the picture. enjoy!

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  12. i just love these photos, especially the bottom one.

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  13. The light tones of blue, green, grey, and white are so stunning. No need to adjust a thing, that is very much the beauty of film.

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  14. the last one makes me think of a massive summer storm in the brewing (and that's a good thing, I mean)

    these are really good mood-capturing shots.

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  15. Your stills are amazing. I love the hues and the compositions/angles and the Tel Aviv photos above kept me staring for ever. I share those feelings/questions about authenticity. But what is authentic really? One's mixing and fixing in photoshop is also a picture of reality and and shows the way of ones opinion of beauty, not? I think about this a lot. And the motives, are there timeless motives or is it all about trend?
    Happy happy Pesach!

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