Category Archives for "Opinion"

Mar 14

#1271. Yet more thoughts on Film vs Digital

By pascaljappy | Opinion

Some photographers prefer film, like foodies prefer elaborate cooking and fancy dining experiences.   Wading through some of my photographs in DS archives, I found a few that have a (vaguely) film-like look and reignited my interest in this topic. None are really quite there, but they each tend to illustrate a specific aspect of […]

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Feb 03

#1266. Rethinking our perfect cameras

By pascaljappy | Opinion

Two very different views about photographic gear 🙂   In post #518, over 6 years ago, I proposed that camera manufacturers wisen up to the fact that most of us walk around with supercomputers donning superb screens, in our pockects. And lamented that, instead of fulfilling its promise of simplifying life, digital had made photography […]

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Jan 09

#1260. Detox in the art of photobook-making

By pascaljappy | Opinion

Photography is serious business. I shouldn’t be having so much fun 😉   Apologies for the title 😉 Also, please understand detox in a non judgemental way. This post isn’t about explaining how creating a photobook magically cleans up and elevates anyone’s mind. It’s a purely personal account, in the hope that the joy of […]

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Dec 22

#1253. An Ode to the Cold

By Joseph L | Opinion

New contributor Joseph L writes about his love of snow and cold 🙂 When I grew up, we used to have very cold winters and fair amount of snow. Not so any more due to climate change, but this winter was kind enough to sprinkle gentle December snow. My hometown went through massive industrialization some thirty […]

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Dec 09

#1249. (An ode to) Simplicity

By Adrian | Opinion , Travel Photography

Sometimes we all need some simplicity in our lives, and that extends to photography too. In a hobby of more pixels, raw files, lightroom, monitor colour profiles, focus stacking, exposure stacking, and everything else that some enthusiasts see as absolutely necessary to create good photographs, sometimes it feels like less is more. As the cost […]

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