Re: Computer vs. Darkroom

[P3D Michael Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The computer is a much more powerful tool than the darkroom.  The object is
> darkroom manipulation is to improve an original negative.  In a computer,
> an original negative does not need to be prenset.  A computer can create an
> image with real-like objects that are not real, i.e. they never existed in 
> real life.  Can a darkroom do this? 


A darkroom can create non-real things by doing things like using airbrushing 
to make a composite of a cat head on a person body.  Or some such.

The computer also *can* be used to do the same as a color filter might have
done at exposure time.  Or to change someone's eye colors.


Mike K.

P.S. - A computer can't, IMO, create what you said.  It's only a tool for a
       person to do so.  You can give me an array of link'ed Cray's and
       I'll still not be able to create anything that you'd think is real.
       But I could do some simple modifications of an image I captured.  Like
       making a sunset more orange because I didn't think of adding a filter
       ahead of time.  I think most of us could do what I can do.  I think very
       very few (the very very talented) can create from scratch on the computer,
       and I'm very impressed by their work.  But the number of people who can do
       it are few, and the work involved will be such that they can't do a lot of them,
       so I don't think it's a practical Luddite problem until one can click a button
       for automatic generation.  All artists will be out business then, and I don't
       think it'll be soon.





       


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