Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Yesterday I mentioned how I was looking at 20 year old contact sheets and thinking about printing some of the images, and many of the photos I like now are not the ones I liked when I took the pictures.
So I was thinking, what if these were digital images. My 20 year old negatives are kept in five 3-ring binders. Would someone shooting digital keep all these images? Would they just keep the ones they like after they shoot them and delete the rest? How would they keep their digital storage up to date over 20 years and beyond. And don't forget about the new images. I've got three 3-ring binders full of recent work. I find it hard to believe that somewhere along the way images wouldn't get deleted to save space.
To give you an idea how technology progresses. Twenty years ago, personal computers barely existed. The first PC I used in 1986 (or so) was a dual floppy drive Compaq with no hard drive. How many times are digital photographers going to have to update equipment, and software to keep pace with progress and maintain their images.
Me, I'll just run down to the office supply and get another 3-ring binder.
So I was thinking, what if these were digital images. My 20 year old negatives are kept in five 3-ring binders. Would someone shooting digital keep all these images? Would they just keep the ones they like after they shoot them and delete the rest? How would they keep their digital storage up to date over 20 years and beyond. And don't forget about the new images. I've got three 3-ring binders full of recent work. I find it hard to believe that somewhere along the way images wouldn't get deleted to save space.
To give you an idea how technology progresses. Twenty years ago, personal computers barely existed. The first PC I used in 1986 (or so) was a dual floppy drive Compaq with no hard drive. How many times are digital photographers going to have to update equipment, and software to keep pace with progress and maintain their images.
Me, I'll just run down to the office supply and get another 3-ring binder.
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