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Phyllis - I felt the same way about digital, that it wasn't the real thing - until we got a nice archival printer (Epson R1800), which makes me appreciate the images more. And I love going to exhibits and looking at prints, especially by Koudelka, Sudek, Sally Mann.
I shoot mostly film for my personal work, digital for my job. I do it for the process of learning to see through the lens and catch those fleeting frames that matter to me. Not having a wet darkroom right now - landlord issues - makes me sad, because I love to make prints. It's Photoshop that I now think of as not real 
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The act / process / activity / result is therapy for me.
Regards, Art.
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I'm just now re-entering the world of photography as a hobby after a quarter century of doing without. For me, as my feeble mind can recall, it was a multifaceted joy which came from...
1. Recognizing what will make a nice image... shape/form/texture/light and knowing how that all translates into two dimensional grayscale.
2. knowing how to filter/expose/process/treat/print and what must be done to preserve all the important details to make that transition from inceptualization/visualization to print.
3. Displaying a final image that people truely enjoy and appreciate adding a small spark of joy to others' lives.... as brief and inconsequential as that spark may be.
4. The intermixing of technical and creative thought is what appeals to me most, I think. This lights up both hemispheres plus the frontal lobe and joy areas of the brain all at the same time.
5. Knowing "I did that" and realizing it's pretty darned good. It's a sense of accomplishment and pride of ownership.
Heh... I didn't realize until just now how much I truly missed it. I can't wait to get started again!!
Last edited by Mike1234; 09-27-2009 at 11:26 AM.
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