Darkroom vs Digital photography

Darkroom vs Digital photography

What is film photography?

Which one is better?

• Film photography is usually used with a 35mm-70mm camera
• It is recorded on photogenic film

Digital photography

Video and article

Cons

• Digital cameras can be really expensive
• they rely on battery power for everything
• very complex to use

Pros

• Digital cameras provide

real instant photography

• You can decide then and

there if you'd like to keep

the image or not

• Unlike film, the media cards are reusable
• image files can be opened on a computer

• Here is video tutorial on how to properly use film and digital cameras as well as an article comparing digital and film... *shows video and article*
• Give audience a better understanding on the pros and cons of both film and digital

Interesting facts

Functions

• The photographic film that is inserted into the camera is a strip of plastic film base
• Kodak and Fuji film are highly recommended since they were the most popular back in the day
• Whenever you take a picture on the camera, it is recorded on the film and then you would have to get it printed
• This film is exposed to light in a camera, which creates a latent image

Conclusion

Darkroom photography

• For over 150 years, photography has been a chemical process
• images are captured on photogenic film
• Because of the popular use of film back in the day, photo albums were very commonly used
• Impacted society greatly as we were literally able to "capture memories"
• Film cameras are less expensive than digital cameras

Pros

• Better at capturing

black and white detailed

photos

• cheaper than digital

cameras

• resolution is sharper

Cons

• film cameras are generally heavier
• doesn't have as many affects as a digital camera
• images are dependent on how your photos are edited in the darkroom

Setting up a darkroom

• The processing of both film and paper must take place in a dark room to avoid light reaching the sensitised emulsions
• The first step to this is to find a place in your house or apartment that can be made totally dark
• Make sure you have an enlarger, red light, three average size trays, a set of tongs, photo paper, a timer and film tanks
• set up the darkroom so it has a wet side and a dry side
• after the photo paper has been placed under the enlarger, put it in the developer solution tray, stop solution tray and then the fix solution tray

Digital photography

• Both forms of photography are very popular and they each have their pros and cons
• Even though digital photography is more known in today's modern society
• Regardless of which one is better to use, both forms have impacted society greatly
• They both have changed the world of technology

Introduction

Digital photography is the art and science of producing and operating digital photographs

Sources

Functions

• Throughout history, there has been several types of photography
• Almost all these types of photography have impacted our society greatly
• It also increases societies options for technology usage
• Two types of well known photography is digital photography and film/darkroom photography
• These two types of photography have a lot of differences
• The question that a lot of beginner photographers ask is; which one is better?

• http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/infobank/introduction_to_digital_photography/differences_between_analogue_and_digital.do

• Images are captured with arrays of photodetectors and are processed by computer software
• prints are made with coloured ink and dyes
• With digital photography, there is no need for film, chemicals or darkrooms
• Parts of the digital camera include a secure digital card (SD card), a charger cord or rechargeable battery, a shutter, shooting modes and zoom range

Interesting facts

• http://digital-photography-school.com/film-vs-digital/

• Digital photography has completely changed the way we capture images.
• Digital photography can now also integrate with other technology
• example; you can send images via email, post photos on social media, import images to different computer applications, newsletters, magazines, presentations, etc.
• A lot of professional photographers have switched to digital
• Some careers in digital photography include commercial photography, wedding photography, newspaper and magazine photojournalism

• http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16483509

• http://www.wikihow.com/Build-A-Darkroom