We must, of course separate the photographer, subject and location from the
technology. I'm sure that I could make a decent body of work in an exotic
location in exotic light with what I have too. But the fact is, I'm not
anywhere near as good as JPC in any way photographically. I'm just a
half-talented hack. My only real contribution to the photographic arts is
being able to engineer weird unneeded solutions to non-existent problems.
I don't understand the negative tone of this thread. This really isn't about
technology, but about the perception of manipulation. Once my film is
processed, either I manipulate the image in the darkroom or in the
computer--no different than a digital-camera image.
But for argument sake, I'd be the best photographer in the world if it
wasn't for the inferior digital sensors and small-format film I use.
AG
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