I have been thinking a lot lately about digital versus film.  It seems to be the predominant water cooler issue among photographers.  Which is better and why?  I have absolutely nothing to add to this argument that hasn’t been written better already but working today something did occur to me…

Digital is a Man:  If you are wondering what exactly you are dealing with it will tell you.  It has a screen and a histogram and tons of technical readouts to tell you exactly what is going on.  It’s all about new gadget’s, the latest and greatest.  It likes to go fast and and not spend too much time on any one thing.  It’s results are instant and unsurprising.

Film is a Woman:  First off there are a million things affecting the moment.  The temperature, the film, the exposure, the metering, the processing, the scanning… all of this has to go just right before you ever even see what is really going on.  If you have to ask what is going on it’s certainly not going to tell you.  Just the sheer amount of unique chemistry involved is terrifying.  However when you get it all right it’s the most beautiful thing in the world.

I’m just saying.

In other news I’m pretty sure my super best friend Violet is looking more and more like my favorite super model ever.  What do you think?