Re: Computers and colour IR Film (Replaced subject header)

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 7:29 am -0400 24/7/98, C4N2H5O@xxxxxxx wrote:

>In a message dated 98-07-24 05:46:34 EDT, you write:
>
><< For those who feel threatened by machines, or indeed the technology which
> surrounds us >>
>
>Why is it that every time someone expresses a preference to "traditional"
>photo instead of digital, it's asssumed it is becasue of a fear of the
>technology?  I don't fear microwave ovens just because I prefer a home cooked
>meal to a frozen dinner.  It's not about fear; it's about technique.  Did the
>word processor make better writers?  No, it just made it easier.


Ummmmm.....


This was a minor part of my response to the following post which suggested
creative elements being lost as a result of using computers:

Snip
>Why should we use a computer, when we can do the same thing, or many times a
>better thing, in a more intelligent way??? Why should we be enslaved by a
>tool on which you think you're the user, when in fact you are the one who is
>being used? Why not to get rid of all the technocracy that surrounds us, and
>be able to say "I didn't need a computer to do what I did!"????
Snip

Initially (4 or 5 years ago) it was very hard to find galleries that would
accept my digital work here in the UK.  This barrier now seems to have
largely been removed.  Results using traditional processes were regarded as
"fine art", digital processes were excluded.

Preference is an individual right, as is your chosen practice and
photographic process.  My point was that we all work with a range of tools,
all of which can be useful in fulfilling an original vision.  Tools aid the
creative process.  Essentially what you re-state in your post.

By the way, I avoid food cooked in a microwave as much as possible for a
number of reasons associated with the effects of the cooking process rather
than the range of creative dishes produced with them.  They are great for
cold cups of tea though ;-)



All the best,

              Clive   http://clive.bel-epa.com


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