the darkerside to rants

Ah, back in the ’70s when computers still were new.

Since I went back to shooting analog (also known as film) I realized a few things.

First of all, I noticed I am much more relaxed after shooting as I don’t have to worry about “reviewing” all the shots I took. But I also realized I am acting more “free” while shooting. As I do not have any direct feedback I am less obsessed about “getting the right shot” right then and there. Instead, I take a bit more time composing the shot and then, a few hours later, I know the outcome of it.

But that is only one of the advantages I noticed, the other advantage is a rather simple one: My choice of getting a new notebook has been greatly reduced. Instead of needing an “online photo lab” with lots of disk space and memory (and a fast processor) I can now chuck this one and only high-usage requirement and buy something smaller and cheaper.

It is quite a difference between having to get a large notebook (e.g. a Macbook Pro) vs. a small netbook (e.g. Asus eeePC). Both price and weight wise.

It’s odd how “getting out of the digital arms race” in just one aspect of my life has such profound effects on the rest of my “workflow”.

Fascinating, isn’t it?