“Behind every great fortune is a crime.”
Primitive accumulation… With the exorbitant prices for a technique combatted by advances in technology, is there any need for an already starving, income-scarce college kid to further indebt himself with film?
Yes. The need may not be apparent to most, but the same way one can get up and guzzle a mug of Joe, or light a square every fifteen while on the clock, I need film like a bad habit. In fact, I would rather drop my other vices for a more artistic medium. But the matter at hand, is that my pockets are empty. Shall I resort to crime, burglary, and larceny to acquire my ‘great fortune’ or can I cover my costs through a more honest means…
Do I bother when digital epitomizes the adage ‘try, try again’? Film is finite, scarce, immutable – I’m confusing it for cryptocurrency at this rate. It remains that film requires more of my resource than simply capital. Patience, prudence, wisdom, over brash delivery, diligence – the list may continue at length, but film is ultimate in philosophy and practice. Nothing compares to the ‘wait-and-see’ peekaboo style of developing scrolls of film, and the receipt of a hard-earned reward when the prints come out.
Film or digital?
Film, every time.
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Digital
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6
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66.67% Complete (success)
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3
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33.33% Complete (success)
