Unfortunately the art of film processing and photo enlarging in the darkroom is a dying art. Darkrooms are being phased out everywhere and slowly, film will be unavailable to those of us who desire to make our art in the darkroom.
The esthetic film has compared to digital is very profound. There is a different quality with a black and white film image compared to a digital one. The quality of film can not be reproduced digitally. The quality of the image is much more bold and profound and in some causes effects the context our your picture.
One day those seeking to learning about photography will miss out on the experiences of the dark room and what it is like to watch your images appear on your paper as you develop or have the ability to develop your own film. There is such an accomplished feeling that comes with doing this all by hand.
Although I speak highly of the darkroom, I am very much a digital person. I am impatient and like the instant ability to view my images right away to know that I have gotten the perfect shot. With film you have to be super careful in what your taking a photo of, there is more thought involved. You only have 36 shots to get the one you need. As for digital I have thousands of shots to get it right.
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