Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Photography is a process whereby a camera of some type captures images in some way. The term has never implied the use of a chemical/physical process as you suggest. The only thing that is different about digital photography is that rather than striking a chemically sensitized medium, the light entering the camera strikes an electronic sensor - end of difference. Photography is photography is photography. Woof, woof, Montie! :-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Montie Talbert Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 4:11 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] Re: digital transformation Hi all...I'm kinda new to this list and I don't "internet chat" much because frankly...well it's just not my thing, but I had to respond to this post by Don because it's been on my mind lately. I was a U.S. Navy Photographer from 1968 to 1992 and had an extremely varied and interesting photographic career (Arri to Zorki and just about everything in-between)...and yes, I went to RIT for awhile, and yes I do have "metol poisoning" from years in the soup, and yes I'll be a Leica traditionalist to the end. I dislike the term Digital "Photography". Digital is such a quantum leap in the evolution of imagery acquisition/creation it should be given it's own space, it's own name, it's own discipline! From 1725 till Digital, traditional "photography" has involved primarily a physical/chemical process, so let's drop the word "photography" and call it "IT or Digital Imagery" and those involved can be Digital Imagers or Imagists... I'll probably remain a photographer. Montie Talbert CWO4, USN (Ret) montoid@earthlink.net P.S. What's was that about "Old dogs and New tricks? ------------------------------------------------------- >>So I guess what I am really wondering is, how many of us on the list >>are somewhat nostalgic for film, or have genuinely embraced the digital revolution? Don dorysrus@mindspring.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information