A Problem with Digital

In our continuing look at photos of signs, tonight the pitfalls of digital photography. No this won't a technical essay on the subtle differences between digital treatment of a subject verses the analog real world. Instead it is about cost and true value of a photo. So in the old analog days, when I pulled out the T-50 to take some shots it would be at a cost. A fixed cost give or take a buck or two, roughly. Depending on the amount of photos and the type of film someplace between 60 to 80 cents a photo. Add to the that the limited amount of shots you got with film, the internal editor was turned way up. It doesn't work the same way with digital, you get a camera and a SD or XD (if you use Olympus like me) card for 10 or 15 bucks and start shooting. The reality now is the more shots you take the less each photo is actually worth, so to maximize the value of the card you shoot a photo of anything. Internal editor need not be used. So tonight a shot that I would never have taken using 35mm film.

Dan