tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131269798100894932.post7114479583015514285..comments2019-08-17T03:19:40.594-07:00Comments on Jeffrey Byrnes: What can film do that digital cant?Jeffrey Byrneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00294895415815148525noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131269798100894932.post-91514521804282851542009-02-12T15:01:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:01:00.000-08:00Jim, you could not have said it any better. For so...Jim, you could not have said it any better. For some people, myself and you, (though you have had different circumstances) have had the privilege of working and living during the film-to-digital era. One of the single greatest moments a photographer can have is to watch his print appear on the paper in the developer. (One of many experiences that can be very profound for photographers) <BR/><BR/>Now, the quote by Bresson, that is something so very true. I myself follow some similar philosophies. Bresson is a legend and a hero.Jeffrey Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294895415815148525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131269798100894932.post-88061175419424650952009-02-12T08:08:00.000-08:002009-02-12T08:08:00.000-08:00Jeff;One of the reasons I went digital was that I ...Jeff;One of the reasons I went digital was that I didn't have access to a dark room.I believe there is a more intellectual and creative rigor to film.The whole busyness of developing,drying and cutting negatives<BR/>and choosing paper,setting up the enlarger and on and on.Sometimes I find myself setting my digital camera on automatic and getting close to "phoning it in"and depending on software.<BR/> Henri Cartier-Bresson believed that "cropping should be done with the viewfinder". It's hard to stay that simple.....JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com