Comments on: The Perfect Storm: An article online now at ProPhotoResource.com http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677 documentary wedding and portrait photography Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:07:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: jonathan canlas http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4897 jonathan canlas Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:07:16 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4897 i think the best part of this post is the fact that there is proof that your mom reads your blog :) i think the best part of this post is the fact that there is proof that your mom reads your blog :)

]]> By: annegero http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4851 annegero Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:37:48 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4851 Hey,Paul, What I could understand, I like. Because you have my good 35mm camera, I am using my Canon digital. I suppose it is easier for me that way. Thanks for the shots of Nicki, Kate underwater and all the others. Great work. Keep it coming. Love, Mom Hey,Paul, What I could understand, I like. Because you have my good 35mm camera, I am using my Canon digital. I suppose it is easier for me that way. Thanks for the shots of Nicki, Kate underwater and all the others. Great work. Keep it coming.
Love, Mom

]]> By: admin http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4821 admin Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:09:19 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4821 @9 Michael...thanks, I'll be working on some more for sure...it's been fun to kick the ideas around... @10 Brandon...yep, I am a Cheesehead...my Dad put our name in for Packer's season tickets in 1970 and 30 years later we got them!! I like the mix of both for now and I do think digital does have it's place. It's nice when you do have the digital because you can use it in more marginal light and with more low percentage situations. @9 Michael…thanks, I’ll be working on some more for sure…it’s been fun to kick the ideas around…

@10 Brandon…yep, I am a Cheesehead…my Dad put our name in for Packer’s season tickets in 1970 and 30 years later we got them!! I like the mix of both for now and I do think digital does have it’s place. It’s nice when you do have the digital because you can use it in more marginal light and with more low percentage situations.

]]> By: Brandon Wright http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4820 Brandon Wright Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:43:43 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4820 I have been meaning to see that movie. Heard mixed opinions. So you're a cheese man eh? Hmmm... You know California cow's are happier... Because they're on antidepressants! Haha! That does explain the football reference though. I thought this article was really stupendous by the way. Well written and an easy read. The photographs are wonderful! I do have one question... Maybe I missed it but why is it that you do not switch to fully film in your work flow? Maybe with an exception for reception dancing? What is it that keeps you hanging onto digital for the majority of your shooting? I have been meaning to see that movie. Heard mixed opinions. So you’re a cheese man eh? Hmmm… You know California cow’s are happier… Because they’re on antidepressants! Haha! That does explain the football reference though. I thought this article was really stupendous by the way. Well written and an easy read. The photographs are wonderful! I do have one question… Maybe I missed it but why is it that you do not switch to fully film in your work flow? Maybe with an exception for reception dancing? What is it that keeps you hanging onto digital for the majority of your shooting?

]]> By: Michael Escalera http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4819 Michael Escalera Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:46:27 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4819 Hi Paul, Thanks for your comment and I completely agree. By the way, I am writing another film article on my Journal this evening and am linking here! Brandon - thanks for your awesome comparison! Very well done and I would definitely agree with Paul on the Contax + 400H comparison. I'm using the Mamiya 645 and want to grab the 80mm f/1.9 that Richard Israel uses...amazing lens. Thanks again for the great articles guys. I'm looking forward to reading more! Best Wishes, Michael Hi Paul,

Thanks for your comment and I completely agree. By the way, I am writing another film article on my Journal this evening and am linking here!

Brandon – thanks for your awesome comparison! Very well done and I would definitely agree with Paul on the Contax + 400H comparison. I’m using the Mamiya 645 and want to grab the 80mm f/1.9 that Richard Israel uses…amazing lens.

Thanks again for the great articles guys. I’m looking forward to reading more!

Best Wishes,
Michael

]]> By: admin http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4818 admin Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:58:21 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4818 @1 Adam, thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! @2 Mike...it'll be our secret ;-)...the project you're doing in Chicago though is absolutely perfect for B & W film though. @3 Michael...I enjoyed the images and the thoughts on your blog. I think it's great that we all have these options now. It gives us the freedom to do what we want for our art and our clients only benefit! @4 Hey Peg, sorry about that...I should probably have a tag for "Photo Tech Schtuff", or something like it ;-). For our clients the key thing is that whatever is used that they love the work. @5 Hey Lauren glad to see you're getting your feet wet with the experience of shooting film. I agree I think it makes you more deliberate, and more in the moment as you shoot. @6 Danno..thanks for posting...project work is simply made for the Leica.. @7 Hey Brandon..I saw your piece and thought it was terrific. Really nicely done. I would love to see a comparison of the 5d m2 and the MF film. I may have to compare the digital with 400 H and the Contax...I hadn't heard that about Smallville but it is not a surprise. Yes, immediate digitizing of the images can be good for speed and efficiency, but there is a trade off, obviously. Have you seen Public Enemies? I understand Mann used HD on this one. I'm looking forward to seeing it because part of it was filmed in my hometown in Wisconsin (population 4,000!)... Thanks again for your post! Paul @1 Adam, thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!

@2 Mike…it’ll be our secret ;-) …the project you’re doing in Chicago though is absolutely perfect for B & W film though.

@3 Michael…I enjoyed the images and the thoughts on your blog. I think it’s great that we all have these options now. It gives us the freedom to do what we want for our art and our clients only benefit!

@4 Hey Peg, sorry about that…I should probably have a tag for “Photo Tech Schtuff”, or something like it ;-) . For our clients the key thing is that whatever is used that they love the work.

@5 Hey Lauren glad to see you’re getting your feet wet with the experience of shooting film. I agree I think it makes you more deliberate, and more in the moment as you shoot.

@6 Danno..thanks for posting…project work is simply made for the Leica..

@7 Hey Brandon..I saw your piece and thought it was terrific. Really nicely done. I would love to see a comparison of the 5d m2 and the MF film. I may have to compare the digital with 400 H and the Contax…I hadn’t heard that about Smallville but it is not a surprise. Yes, immediate digitizing of the images can be good for speed and efficiency, but there is a trade off, obviously.
Have you seen Public Enemies? I understand Mann used HD on this one. I’m looking forward to seeing it because part of it was filmed in my hometown in Wisconsin (population 4,000!)…
Thanks again for your post!

Paul

]]> By: Brandon Wright http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4817 Brandon Wright Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:01:43 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4817 I really like your perspective man! Very fair. But it is ok to say that one is better than the other in certain regards. i.e. Film has better dynamic range/shoulders and digital does much better in low/tungsten light. Or film requires less retouching but digital is more convenient if you desire to have all of your workflow done in house. Instant preview with digital is a real advantage in unsure lighting or for the unsure photographer. I did a study on the limits of digital and film capture on my blog here: http://twinlenslife.com/2009/05/digital-vs-film-real-deal-nikon-d300-vs.html The conclusion finds film to be the victor overall. It does not take into consideration every application of each medium but it is fair in context. I have been watching the show "Smallville" recently, a guilty pleasure, and in Season 8 they moved from shooting film to HD and the difference is plain. Some shots you don't notice really but most outdoor shots and anything with mixed temperature light or hot spots it is disgusting! But the advantage of immediate digitized images is also obvious! Keep shooting film! It looks great! I really like your perspective man! Very fair. But it is ok to say that one is better than the other in certain regards. i.e. Film has better dynamic range/shoulders and digital does much better in low/tungsten light. Or film requires less retouching but digital is more convenient if you desire to have all of your workflow done in house. Instant preview with digital is a real advantage in unsure lighting or for the unsure photographer. I did a study on the limits of digital and film capture on my blog here:

http://twinlenslife.com/2009/05/digital-vs-film-real-deal-nikon-d300-vs.html

The conclusion finds film to be the victor overall. It does not take into consideration every application of each medium but it is fair in context.

I have been watching the show “Smallville” recently, a guilty pleasure, and in Season 8 they moved from shooting film to HD and the difference is plain. Some shots you don’t notice really but most outdoor shots and anything with mixed temperature light or hot spots it is disgusting! But the advantage of immediate digitized images is also obvious!

Keep shooting film! It looks great!

]]> By: Milnor http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4816 Milnor Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:11:01 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4816 Didn't you get the memo? Film is dead. Nice article amigo. As you know, I'm out in the field right now, and working only with Leica and Tri-x. I can't tell you how many people, civilians, other photogs, camera operators, have come up to me and asked, "Are you shooting film?" When I tell them I am there is a release of praise, frustration, admiration I guess, and relief that I'm working that way. I had a guy shooting HD video on a documentary put his camera down and walk over to me, in the middle of a concert we were both shooting, while the music was blasting us right up front, and say, "I love your shooting film, I'm stuck shooting this HD stuff that looks like crap compared to what we used to shoot." But, they can see it and edit it right away. It's a funny world and a funny time, and all of us, with no exceptions, are judged by one simple question, "How good are your images?" Didn’t you get the memo? Film is dead.

Nice article amigo. As you know, I’m out in the field right now, and working only with Leica and Tri-x. I can’t tell you how many people, civilians, other photogs, camera operators, have come up to me and asked, “Are you shooting film?” When I tell them I am there is a release of praise, frustration, admiration I guess, and relief that I’m working that way.
I had a guy shooting HD video on a documentary put his camera down and walk over to me, in the middle of a concert we were both shooting, while the music was blasting us right up front, and say, “I love your shooting film, I’m stuck shooting this HD stuff that looks like crap compared to what we used to shoot.” But, they can see it and edit it right away.
It’s a funny world and a funny time, and all of us, with no exceptions, are judged by one simple question, “How good are your images?”

]]> By: Lauren http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4808 Lauren Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:55:38 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4808 I learned to shoot on a digital SLR. Never shot film in my life. Then fell head over heels in love with it in the past month, and am now jumping in with both feet. Even going all the way up to shooting 4x5 at a wedding, just for the experience! It was such a joy to read this article, and to know that I'm not alone in this belief in the beauty and importance of shooting film! Furthermore, as someone who learned on digital, I can tell you that shooting film really can improve your skills as a photographers. It forces you to stop, consider the shot, and wait for the moment, rather than just blasting away without much regard, the way we tend to with digital. Anyway, wonderful article Paul! I learned to shoot on a digital SLR. Never shot film in my life. Then fell head over heels in love with it in the past month, and am now jumping in with both feet. Even going all the way up to shooting 4×5 at a wedding, just for the experience! It was such a joy to read this article, and to know that I’m not alone in this belief in the beauty and importance of shooting film! Furthermore, as someone who learned on digital, I can tell you that shooting film really can improve your skills as a photographers. It forces you to stop, consider the shot, and wait for the moment, rather than just blasting away without much regard, the way we tend to with digital. Anyway, wonderful article Paul!

]]> By: Peggy DaValt http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677&cpage=1#comment-4807 Peggy DaValt Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:09:43 +0000 http://paulfgeroblog.com/?p=1677#comment-4807 Excellent article (although I haven't a clue about some of what you wrote....rather "Greek" to me), but your writing style and word choices is most excellent. Have a great day...and thank you for sharing your work. You are outstanding!! Peggy :) Excellent article (although I haven’t a clue about some of what you wrote….rather “Greek” to me), but your writing style and word choices is most excellent.

Have a great day…and thank you for sharing your work.

You are outstanding!!

Peggy :)

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