Where it all began.
Man
I love shooting with digital equipment. I love the
instant feedback. I love the versatility that it
affords... but there’s still a small part of me that
misses film.
Throughout my high school years my schedule always included a lot of art classes, ranging from ceramics to painting & drawing to screen printing. I loved and wanted to pursue a career in the arts but never felt like I found my niche. That was until my senior year. I took a Photo 1 class and instantly fell in love. I don’t know if it was the feeling I got the first time looked through the prism of my Pentax K1000 or the lingering smell of developer on my fingertips. I just loved it all.
Photography has changed dramatically since those days. Film is kept alive mostly by enthusiasts and the movie studios in Hollywood. With digital I can carry my darkroom (Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop) on my MacBook Pro and process photos while sipping on a cup of coffee at Starbucks. As much as I love digital and all of the cool things that can be done with it, I still get nostalgic every now and then and miss being in a “real” darkroom.
Would I ever want to go back to film? No... but I am very grateful that I started there. I don’t think that I would be the photographer that I am today if it wasn’t for my experience with both film and digital. Together they have helped me greatly to grow in my art and my technique.
Ken
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My first SLR. The Pentax K1000. It was a no frills 100% manual camera and it was awesome!
Throughout my high school years my schedule always included a lot of art classes, ranging from ceramics to painting & drawing to screen printing. I loved and wanted to pursue a career in the arts but never felt like I found my niche. That was until my senior year. I took a Photo 1 class and instantly fell in love. I don’t know if it was the feeling I got the first time looked through the prism of my Pentax K1000 or the lingering smell of developer on my fingertips. I just loved it all.
Photography has changed dramatically since those days. Film is kept alive mostly by enthusiasts and the movie studios in Hollywood. With digital I can carry my darkroom (Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop) on my MacBook Pro and process photos while sipping on a cup of coffee at Starbucks. As much as I love digital and all of the cool things that can be done with it, I still get nostalgic every now and then and miss being in a “real” darkroom.
Would I ever want to go back to film? No... but I am very grateful that I started there. I don’t think that I would be the photographer that I am today if it wasn’t for my experience with both film and digital. Together they have helped me greatly to grow in my art and my technique.
Ken
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My first SLR. The Pentax K1000. It was a no frills 100% manual camera and it was awesome!