Ok so I just did my first print from film ever today in my photography class and WOW!!!
You're right! Its awesome.
I now understand why everything has turned digital!!! So many steps, so many minutes in the developer, and the stop bath etc. I really love the whole process, but after about a half an hour doing all this stuff and getting a crappy looking print i realized why no one does it the old fashioned way.
Oh, you were being sarcastic.
I highly recommend it to anyone who like myself has only shot digital, you really will learn a lot, and learn to appreciate technology!
Saved!
Yes, as others have said, its a learning process. And anyone who is serious about photography IN GENERAL, be it digital or analog, should start "the old fashioned way". Otherwise, you dont know what youre missing. Not to mention, you certainly get a much better feel for the way a photograph is created.
From the click of the shutter to the final rinse bath of your print. Nothing can compare to a print in hand. A glowing screen will never, ever, be the same.
And having a black thumb is something to be proud of.
If you are REALLY interested in analog photography it goes without saying to go 35mm, but dont overlook the higher end manually controlled Polaroids...very $$$ but very cool...and no darkroom bull*hit!
I took a photo class in 7th grade. I remember they gave us these crappy dispo camera and we developed them in a dark-bag. You had to feel your way around in the bag. It was pretty neat, but if that was the only way to do it still, I don't think photography would a be a hobby of mine.
I think digital has really brought many more people into the hobby.
You dont think thats how photography is, do you? Changing disposable cameras inside of bags? I mean, yea, you CAN do it that way, if you are so inclined...in all honesty, yes, loading film in pitch darkness is a super pain, but atfer about 5 rolls, your a natural at it.