Digital Film

March 1, 2009 | Filed Under photography | 2 Comments 

I’ve always loved the look of film. I think it’s a photographer thing. I don’t know anyone else in my family that has this conundrum: which do you really prefer? shooting film or shooting digital photos?

I think I’d really love to shoot film all day, but digital is so special in its own way, i.e., instant.

I’ve been trying to get the ‘look’ of film with digital pictures for a long time. I can’t say that I’ve been very successful, but I thought I’d record my attempts. Here’s the latest. These were worked on in the digital darkroom, which other people call photoshop.

Below are the digital files of these same photos. The photos below are right out of the camera and are not touched in photoshop. Read more