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Acting like because it’s shot in film it’s art by default.
IG is currently filled with this. Like very bad photos shot on film getting some hype cause it was shot on film. Quite funny
Right and like your iPhone is free. People really spent $$ on film, developing and scanning for objectively bad pictures
You have to take a few bad ones in the beginning to start taking good ones.
Personally I've started dabbling into film photography because I think the process is neat. I still take my digital camera with me when I take my film camera though as I'd hate to miss the shot while I'm still learning film
I started with digital and I feel that it's been a great way to learn photography because unlike film the turn around for finding out if the pictures look bad is really fast
Your second point is true. I’ve only ever shot film and it took a long time for me to be “good” at taking photos. It’s a long process but very rewarding too!
Reddit is also filled with this.
That’s just human behavior tho. If something is harder to obtain it gains in value. I don’t think Michelangelo‘s David would be as well known if he had 3D Printed him. Not saying it makes sense, just saying that seems to be how our brain functions.
If someone managed to 3D print a thing that big, it would be known just for that.
Honestly my pet peeve is people acting like I’m supposed to treat Instagram as a gallery and not as a study.
Who said I thought it was art just because I posted it and it’s film? Why is it “funny” that others in the same hobby enjoy seeing it?
Comments like this honestly just come off as bitter. I feel like you’re in the camp of people who bought a Sony a7iii and then never post anything anywhere and then complain that “photography is dead” or something, despite them choosing not to participate in an active community out of fear of not being seen as an “artist” for 0.001 seconds
ditto B/W
So many bad photos on instagram like this. A street photo of the back of some random person just standing there not doing anything interesting, convert it to B/W and it becomes ART!
Wether even worse or just as bad is film emulation, bad shots on digital but it looks like film so it’s artsy
Just because something is subjectively bad doesn't mean it's not art. Art isn't exclusive.
Opposite also, because it was shot digital, it's automatically crap.
Film almost always gives worse results for more effort. I’ve seen a lot of photographers go film and almost immediately their work becomes so bland and pedestrian.
No, your photo of a traffic cone/street lamp/staircase is not interesting because it’s film. It’s boring lol
I honestly don't get the appeal of film at all. Like, I can barely be bothered to load my photos into lightroom and edit them. Having to go through a bunch of extra steps before you can even look at a photo seems like a nightmare.
Granted, I like two things: taking photos, and having nice photos. I don't like the steps inbetween.
Isn’t Lomography/Impossible Project’s whole business model based on that?
I think there are a lot of people that learn about editing style or shooting formats, rather than content (subject, emotion, moment, composition, lighting and other in-camera techniques, etc).
And if those fundamentals are weak, it can feel like putting a coat of paint on a crumbling structure. The paint is great if there's a strong foundation, but without it...
Oh yeah that’s exactly what I mean. I love film but it’s not some magic wand that makes every image interesting