AboutJoe Appel Expertise I can answer questions related to many areas of photography, but most specifically relating to photojournalism. I can also offer advice on using digital and 35mm cameras, Adobe Photoshop, and digital photography in general. Once upon a time I was pretty good in a darkroom too.
Experience I have been a staff photographer for a major metropolitan newspaper group (over 100,000 circulation) for 12 years. Concurrently, I have maintained a freelance photography business.
Organizations belong to National Press Photographers Association
Publications Rolling Stone, USA Today, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Palm Beach Post, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Super Street Bike, Motorcyclist, Sport Rider, Cycle World, Roadracing World, T.W.O. (Two Wheels Only), the ABA Journal.
Expert: Joe Appel Date: 8/7/2005 Subject: digital vs. film
Question Beyond just the darkroom vs. a computer, how do digital cameras and film cameras really contrast?
Answer Melissa,
Darkroom vs. a computer is a big contrast. The convenience, the power to manipulate images and share them instantly is a revolution.
High-end digital cameras approach a film camera for quality. Fujichrome 50, Kodachrome, and Tri-X are great products that produce images with unique qualities. But a digital camera enables a photographer to instantly have the correct ASA and light balance for a situation.
There are going to be tradeoffs but you've ultimately got to ask yourself what you want to accomplish with your photography and which tool is the most appropriate.
