tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685260839549551707.post6291325379708791564..comments2024-03-25T09:11:48.273+00:00Comments on Photography Blog Tips - ISO 1200 Magazine: Film vs Digital: why digital photography costs more than film for the professional photographerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685260839549551707.post-74001943196081467962013-01-06T00:59:27.489+00:002013-01-06T00:59:27.489+00:00a)You gave only developed transparencies to the cl...a)You gave only developed transparencies to the client. Nobody used negatives for pro work, so nobody did any darkroom work. Well, at least in architectural photography.<br /><br />b)Try to hold your clients with your 16MP imacon back of the 2007 today and tell them "if 16 MP was good enough for you 5 years ago...." hahaha or even worst tell them that you have to shoot tethered cause motomonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516875827202099372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685260839549551707.post-13795718841561714212012-09-12T08:24:17.087+01:002012-09-12T08:24:17.087+01:00this is not an apples-to-apples comparison at all....this is not an apples-to-apples comparison at all. there is no discussion of darkroom costs or time spent in post-production for film photography, and the $60/exposure cost of post on digital images feel rather arbitrary to me.<br /><br />part of the point of digital is to be able to mitigate the per-exposure cost, permitting you to take more exposures during a shoot without incurring greater Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810060646093673008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685260839549551707.post-59619132411794462842012-09-11T16:28:18.102+01:002012-09-11T16:28:18.102+01:00I wonder if he only uses a bicycle for transportat...I wonder if he only uses a bicycle for transportation because car ownership is too expensive because of parking, oil and tire changes.Val Vechnyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811040190257917114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685260839549551707.post-85840019264684905942012-09-10T13:58:26.663+01:002012-09-10T13:58:26.663+01:00Try getting work/clients where you can't give ...Try getting work/clients where you can't give them digital files, only courier over trannies.<br />So I think the majority of the digital post costs could be added to scanned film.Dafhttp://blog.dafyddowen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685260839549551707.post-19717360303256809852012-09-10T11:29:28.521+01:002012-09-10T11:29:28.521+01:00What a load of rubbish.
For a start, you just get...What a load of rubbish.<br /><br />For a start, you just get your film developed and give it to your client un-retouched? If you print it yourself where is the cost of the darkroom equipment?<br /><br />Also where is the cost of your film cameras?<br /><br />On the digital side, you don't have to replace your digital back every 3-5 years. Also if you are replacing your computer every 3 yearsEd Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835449049665948193noreply@blogger.com