Quote Originally Posted by casil403 View Post
JJ was this the quote?

I don't think Ansel ever used photoshop and I'll bet he sometimes turns in his grave with all the technology available out there today. I wonder what he would have to say about it all......

Speaking on the subject of technology, I think that's a huge difference b/w painters/scuplturists and photographers. I mean, photography is an ever changing and advancing medium. Painting and similar mediums haven't really changed much and I think they are still far more dependent on being hands-on (for want of a better word).
Sorry if I am getting off topic here, but it was something I've been wondering......
I think Ansel Adams would have jumped right into digital photography. He spent considerable amounts of time in the dark room getting the prints the way he wanted them. He'd even gone back into the darkroom with earlier prints when new darkroom technology developed.

And other mediums have also improved over the years too, not just photography. 3-D animation is just painting and sculpting in a computer. The paint brush and chisel is kind of like film to us nowadays.

Here's another analogy of how a photographer creates and communicates their message:

Consider the writer. He or she does not create any new words. They must communicate something by rearranging preexisting words around until it says what they are try to illustrate. If you sit 2 people in front of the same window and have them write a paragraph of what they see out the window, you will get 2 different paragraphs. The writer with better understanding of their craft and skill set will communicate their vision more eloquently.

A photographer has total control of what he or she captures. The messages are there, it is the photographer's job to make the pieces fall into place.