What are your views on doing digital post work on stuff shot on films? Not ok at all, or ok to a certain degree? There's def a quality to film that I struggle to get on digital, and I know a lot of my photos could do with a bit of fixing, but so far I've stayed clear from it. Time for a re-think.
I would suggest that the final outcome should be the main consideration - if a screen or digital print is the end product, digital manipulation is a significant part of the process. If a chemical print is the end product, then choice of materials, filters, exposure, dodging, burning in etc. becomes the most appropriate means of manipulating the image.
Unless you're striving for some sort of philosophical purity / artistic authenticity in the process, there ought to be an arguement for doing what you enjoy (hobby) or need (commercial / educational imperative) and anyone who suggests you are wrong, is wrong.
I'm with Nefarious on this at least: a shit photo will always be a shit photo. However, many can be improved by an appropriate level of digital processing or darkroom technique (or both) and I can't see any reason to present a photo in any state other than what you think is 'best'.
If you want to add to your Ansel Adams experience, try Googling:
Ansel Adams "The Camera"
Ansel Adams "The Negative"
Ansel Adams "The Print"
and look for the 'scribd.com' links. (Tried pasting the links - odd things happened which appeared to include downloading the entire internet to this forum. Decided it wasn't a good idea.)
Short version: do what you like, it can't be wrong but someone somewhere won't like it.
@MrE
I would suggest that the final outcome should be the main consideration - if a screen or digital print is the end product, digital manipulation is a significant part of the process. If a chemical print is the end product, then choice of materials, filters, exposure, dodging, burning in etc. becomes the most appropriate means of manipulating the image.
Unless you're striving for some sort of philosophical purity / artistic authenticity in the process, there ought to be an arguement for doing what you enjoy (hobby) or need (commercial / educational imperative) and anyone who suggests you are wrong, is wrong.
I'm with Nefarious on this at least: a shit photo will always be a shit photo. However, many can be improved by an appropriate level of digital processing or darkroom technique (or both) and I can't see any reason to present a photo in any state other than what you think is 'best'.
If you want to add to your Ansel Adams experience, try Googling:
Ansel Adams "The Camera"
Ansel Adams "The Negative"
Ansel Adams "The Print"
and look for the 'scribd.com' links. (Tried pasting the links - odd things happened which appeared to include downloading the entire internet to this forum. Decided it wasn't a good idea.)
Short version: do what you like, it can't be wrong but someone somewhere won't like it.