Both sets of photos were taken with a tripod and the same lens (Canon 28mm 1.8). I took a photo with the film camera, remove the camera from the tripod, swap lenses with the digital camera, remount to the tripod, focus and take the shot again.
The film was cross processed, and all but the film bicycle photo are HDRs. Due to the difference in distance between the film and the digital sensor the film photos had to be cropped to match up with the digital photos. As you can see, there’s a slight variation in perspective.
I’m kind of curious which style of photo folks find more pleasing?
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Honestly..
I like film! I shoot mostly digital, but if I could afford it, I’d go back to only film. ; )
Keep meaning to go and rent a darkroom as I have a pile of b+w negs that I never got around to printing up. I’ve always liked the look of cross processed color film, used to do that all the time. You can fake it in photoshop, but it’s not the same.
Can’t decide. The conservatory HDR photo looks like a drawing in a children’s story, which is interesting. Visually I like the contrast in the film photo. I like the HDR bicycle photo more, but the color saturation bothers me.
I find the brighter colors to be more pleasing to the eye. However, the muted colors have an interesting look.
I think my preference depends on the context and the message you want to convey. Each photo style is aesthetically pleasing. The film photos have more depth and a bit of tension because of their heightened contrast, while the digital versions’ palette is more calm and soothing.
While all are pleasing to the eye, I prefer the film.
i find both interesting.
i love the contrast of the past, while the future’s colors are very nice.
the past bike especially grabs me.
I like the conservatory shot in film, and the bike shot in digital