National Geographic Photographer

[MrBern]

I caught this on PBS late last nite.

http://www.pbs.org/atcloserange/index.html

It was an excellent profile.
I think it will become a period piece very shortly as it has become so uncommon to see anyone shooting or editing 'slides'.

It was totally charming how he could relate so many interesting stories w/o a lot of ego or bravado. Like being circled by wolves in yellowstone...

 

[Mike K.]

I think it will become a period piece very shortly as it has become so uncommon to see anyone shooting or editing 'slides'.

Everybody shoots digital these days, but the real pros still shoot slides! While there is unquestioned convenience in digital, no amount of mexapixels in existence today can match the fine resolution of film. Many magazines still require film for publication.

Here's some interesting reading...
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/filmdig.htm

I like my digital camera, but I'll never give up my film SLR.

 

[MrBern]

Well there are a lot of variables. A lot of magazines dont want to be bothered w/ the cost of developing film & having it scanned. Nor the time lost while this goes on. So the photographers msut concede to digital image capture.
And some of the best scans have to contend w/ abberations like dust or negative scratches. So often a digital image has better reproduction quality than grainy film.
And lets not forget that film doesnt always travel well when its subjected to heat & airport xrays.

 

[Dinerman]

I just thought I'd pop this in. In my direct family tree are Richard H. Stewart, and B. Anthony Stewart. If you look at your National Geographics from the 20s-50s, about half of the photos are from these guys.

 

[Steve]

I caught most of it the other night; excellent documentary. I learned a few things by watching him, but what I loved the most was the way he took the glamor out of the job and told it like it was.

I wish I could apprentice under a master like that.

 

[MrBern]

at what cost

Interesting to hear about his health concerns. I dont know if it was him, but years ago I was reading an article asking differnt photogs their wishes for the new year. The NatlGeo photog was just hoping to get his health together as he had not been well from his exotic travels.
And it hit me cuz I read this magazine article in th doctors office after a trip overseas.

 

[Quigley Brown]

Everybody shoots digital these days, but the real pros still shoot slides! While there is unquestioned convenience in digital, no amount of mexapixels in existence today can match the fine resolution of film. Many magazines still require film for publication.

National Geographic photographer (freelance) Art Wolfe will be teaching a workshop nearby soon (to promote his new PBS series, too). He says he's embraced digital technology (as have I) because it's really the eye that makes the difference.I think digital image quality has now surpassed that of film and will only get better.

 

[BellyTank]

Some professional photographers also shoot digital and transfer to transparency-

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