I was talking to a local photographer, yesterday, & he was telling me
that he is now using a digital camera because it's harder & harder to
get either film or good paper for printing, not to mention more
expensive.
Of course, for the time being, it's still possible, but I think of a
terrific little SF story, an elegy for trad photography, of the
photographer using up the last roll of film in the world...
Doug
On 4-May-10, at 4:37 AM, Chris Jones wrote:
> it has occurred to me that it is a mistake to claim that the
> traditional
> toned silver gelatin print (still taught at Albany) is analog, itself.
> Rather, silver gelatin is an interface with the human which is analog.
> Hence B&W film and prints are still new media arts. (Recent Chinese
> artists also consider B&W film photography to be new media.)
> --
> have chronic fatigue syndrome so may be delayed in reply or brain
> fog weird
>
> just to let you know that's all, Chris Jones.
>
> Blog: http://abdevpoetics.blogspot.com/
>
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