Art:21 | Hiroshi Sugimoto

[panzarw]

Photography is dying, its very sad, the DSLR dont give that feeling of film - nor in quality nor in use.Chems is hard to find, but to give a roll some idiot to develop - no way.

I think there should be an old SLR converted into a DSLR and also with the same limitations as the slr had !!

[aitch3]

It is just his aesthetic.

He is talking about the fact that when photography started in the 19th century you didn't have all the studio lamps etc--you had to depend on the sunlight for your in studio photos.

I love digital photography for myself but admire Hiroshi and Sally Mann who used the old time format cameras and develop in a darkroom. I believe it is crucial to keep this art going--esp the black and white--as digital becomes the norm. which it already is.

[MisterDanLorth]

the color correction in this is amazing. great light

[erickBUENO2009]

what a genius, 5 stars

[KnightsbridgeAce]

Great advice

[boyhoybuloy]

I couldn't help but agree... Its like, a chicken soup made from scratch is always better (healthier or soulful) than the canned version. :-)

[Zweihander11]

I think he means old cameras work with real light, with real chemicals under an analog process. Digital cameras use a sensor to convert light into binary data and this process can be thought as unreal since it's converting physical tangible elements into merely data.

Every artist should work with whatever he/she thinks suits best for the job. I agree with this guy but I can't deny the importance that tech development has brought.

[TheRealSamDole]

@Zweihander11 All. Cameras. Work. With. "Real." Light.

[chandru1103]

Isn't that a little backwards...I thought I liked this guy, but that schpiele made me disagree with what he stands for. How can you be a contemporary artist and not reflect the evolution of our society? And moreover, how can their be "more traditional methods" when photography itself is a rather new entity in art history. I just think that denying that which surrounds you in favor of the "old ways" is a horrible way to create art.

[johnowensjr1234]

look at it from a different perspective, in terms of recording music. people say analog tape is better than what is used today (digital based program called pro tools) i happen to agree with this. all music today is compressed, loud and lacks warmth. the point is, certain dated formats are much more affective then new ones.

[mellraizer]

@johnowensjr1234 God, i so agree.

[JiunLinJAV]

i dont understand the sentence '19th century dont lie'? it seems to me like the camera is a tool, and that the context of the images is what it is all about? what if it lies, and so what if it doesnt? what is the intention of the photographer is what will make sense.

[ObeesGirl]

19th century cameras don't lie? i have to dissagree with you. A camera is a tool to be used. no difference than any other tool. Just like a painters brush is the tool it uses to make a masterpiece. Its no difference. The difference is how you use that tool. He could have easliy taken an EXTREME close up of the picture and turned it into an entirely different object or ways to see it. its no differnent that it is today. Its not the cameras that lie, its the photographer behind it that does

[erickBUENO2009]

oh yeah! what a great statement ObeesGirl

[fiercetothemaxy]

@ObeesGirl cameras don't lie - people lie.

[bolderiks]

He's so utterly right. The only way to capture the basic quality of what you see is starting with the basic approach.

19th century camera's don't lie. They only know what is truth. 5 stars.

[chicagoarts]

Love that he is down to earth