Photography class = employable skills?

As the semester comes to an end, do you ever wonder if all that film processing was worth it?  I mean, if everyone does digital now, what's the point?

Well, there are lots of good answers.  First, film offers you control over every aspect of your image.  You decide exactly how you want it to look, then use your skills to make it happen.  You are not relying on automatic functions and filters.  Your photographs will not look like the many other people that bought the same DSLR.  Your photographs will reflect the physical action of your hand in exposure, processing and printing.

There are also lots of arguments about quality and longevity.  Digital files are not as stable as film, and there is a big risk in that.   Film that becomes damaged may still give an image, but a digital file is often  completely lost.  Quality is another factor.  Film is superior in quality to any digital sensor of equal size. Cost, while seeming more at first, is actually less expensive.  You can use the same film camera for decades, while a digital camera expires in only a few years.  And, digital backs for large format cameras are way too expensive!

Now, you're wondering if film photography will give you any employable skills.  The answer is, YES! I recently came across this very tempting opportunity for a large format photographer.  It's pretty much a dream job, and only those with view camera skills can do it!

So, View Camera class, do you think you've learned enough to try a job like this?  I've shown you all the skills you need, and the rest is up to you.


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