This document discusses the pros and cons of analog versus digital photography. It notes that while digital photography is cheap, quick, lightweight, shareable, and automatic, it lacks depth, technique, creativity, and a romantic feel. Analog photography requires more involvement in the process and technical skills, but allows for more creative techniques and can produce photos with a romantic quality and better long-term preservation. In the end, both options have advantages, and the document suggests exploring both to find the right fit depending on the photographer's goals.

1. Why
Would
You Want
To Use
An
Analog
Camera?
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3. Digital photography is:

4. Digital photography is:
 Cheap

5. Digital photography is:
 Cheap
 Quick

6. Digital photography is:
 Cheap
 Quick
 Light-
weight

7. Digital photography is:
 Cheap
 Quick
 Light-
weight
 A link

8. Digital photography is:
 Cheap
 Quick
 Light-
weight
 Shareable
(via social
media)

9. Digital photography is:
 Cheap
 Quick
 Light
weight
 Shareable
(via social
media)
 Automatic

11. But it lacks:

12. But it lacks:
 Depth

13. But it lacks:
 Depth
 Technique

14. But it lacks:
 Depth
 Technique
 Creativity

15. But it lacks:
 Depth
 Technique
 Creativity
 A Romantic
Feel

16. But it lacks:
 Depth
 Technique
 Creativity
 A Romantic
Feel
 Quality &
Preservation

17. There are
those who
argue
differently

18. And I agree !

19. For there is a
lot to say
about digital
photography

20. It is very
useful and
handy

21. (if not, it
wouldn't
have been so
successful)

22. Even the
results are
remarkable!

23. Professional
photographers
repeatedly disagree
on the question:
which photographic
result is better:
analog or digital?

24. So why use an
analog
camera for
your
photography?

25. Depth
Using an analog camera, you can experience photography
much more intense, than when using a digital camera.
The process of photographing isn't a few pushes on some
buttons, but rather a process involving many aspects, such
as preparing the photography agent, assembling the
camera, developing, printing and packaging the
photograph (if necessary).
All these activities endorse depth in the art of
photography and a better understanding of photographic
processes.

26. Technique
An analog camera does not consist of the button
“Automatic Exposure”. When using such a camera, you
need to have technical knowledge, to be able to use the
camera properly and get quality photographs.
Photography teachers often recommend learning basic
photography with an analog camera. This learning method
enables you to control the camera in difficult environment
situations, when (semi-) automatic functions of a digital
camera do not give you effective results, such as
photographing a far object in darkness, extreme light
contrasts or fast moving objects.

27. Creativity
An analog camera gives you freedom to use techniques
such as double or triple exposure; cross-processing; direct
positive on a glass plate, etc.
With this freedom, you increase your playground and
enable yourself to explore and invent as many
combinations of techniques as you want. The sky is the
limit!
At the same time, an analog camera limits photographic
processes, such as not being able to change the ISO value
of the film, while the film is still in the camera. Barriers
have a way of pushing us towards solutions, thus
enhancing our creativity. ..

28. A Romantic Feel
Have you ever seen the Wet Plate Collodion photographs
of Sally Mann, made in an old bellows view camera with
8x10 glass negatives?
The photographs have beautiful Victorian feel to them
that is almost painterly. The photographs “pulls you into
them”, as if you are part of the landscape. The strong
romantic feeling adds an extra dimension to the content
of the photographs.
…of course, if you look for a Wet Plate Collodion filter for
Photoshop, you will find it easily and could put it to use,
so it would look like a Wet Plate photograph. To the eyes
of real photography lover, it would still be a fake!

29. Quality & Preservation
The quality of digital photographs are very high and so are
the professional digital prints.
Unfortunately, most digital photographs are preserved
and printed quite poorly (home quality). The result is
sadly unfortunate for future generations.
While old photographs that were made or printed using
historical processes, are still with us after 150 years, most
digital photographs (as of today) will not last as long!

30. So, comparing the two options:
analog & digital photography,
both have pros and cons…

31.  Cheap
 Quick
 Lightweight
 Shareable
(via social
media)
 Automatic
 Depth
 Technique
 Creativity
 A Romantic
Feel
 Quality &
Preservation
Digital vs Analog

32. Ironic enough, the words of
Steven Sasson, the inventor of
the digital camera, should
inspire you to explore and
experiment (with analog
photography). Listen to this…

33. And??? What are you going to
use now?
A digital or an analog camera?
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