Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Film Vs Digital

















Colour
From the final results I am able to determine that there is in fact a difference between shooting film and digital. The colours on the film are much richer, brighter, and cooler. When observing the digital pictures I determined that the colours look much warmer but are less bright.
General contrast
I believe that the contrast from the photographs taken with the film camera are more obvious. It’s easier to see and pay attention to the light tones and the dark ones. I find that those images stand out a lot more than the digital ones.
Latitude (the ability to capture extremes of the tonal range – highlight & shadow information)

In the pictures taken with the film camera it’s easier to perceive the highlights and shadows. I also find that there are more details in those parts of the images.

Sharpness Note: (We will not know if there has been sharpening in the lab scan of the film neg. You might try a bit of sharpening in the image if the negative image is soft to make the comparison more equitable)

I find that the images taken with the film camera are a lot sharper than the digital ones. It makes it easier to pay attention to details in the images.
Resolution of fine detail

The film photographs are clearer and have richer colours. It makes it easier on those pictures to see the details. It seems that those pictures have a higher resolution.
Atmosphere
In my opinion the atmosphere of the film pictures is more serene than the digital ones. The images also seem more vivid and they have a lot more details.

Observation

I am missing one set of pictures (“a bright, contrast sunny scene containing some distinct shadows”) because on the day of the photo shoot we had an overcast day.