Board:   [DoveNet] Hobby Corner
Subject: Re: Photography
From:    Mortar
Date:    Thu Aug 27, 2026 11:00

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  Re: Re: Photography
  By: ant to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Aug 26 2026 14:48:00

Now for the other side:

 > 1.The ability to view the results immediately.  So convenient, yet so
 >    boring, depriving the photographer of the pleasure ofanticipation,
 >    of suspense even, attendant upon having a film exposed yet undeveloped.

Yes, there nothing like wondering if you got that all-important shot, only to find out--whoopsie!--you didn't, and odds are you won't get a second chance.  But with a display, you can catch that issue and have a good chance of trying again.  If you're on a paying gig, you can't afford to hope it worked.

 > 2. The practically unlimited storage capacity coupled with the low cost of a
 >    shot, encourages machine-gun shooting, or making lots of similar shots
 >    with tiny modifications.

There is truth to this, but @#$% does happen, so taking two or three "safty" shots (not 20 or 30) is always a good idea.

 > 3. The power of digital post-processing, especially using AI, discourages
 >    the making of creative decisions on location, hunting for the right light
 >    and composition.  Why bother if one can [have] hundreds of "creative"
 >    filters available at a key press?

Agreed.  I do all my post-production onmy PC.  Using LLMs just says, you can't handle it yourself.

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