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Digital
Wedding Photography
vs
Conventional Wedding Film Photography
By Sheila
Tofflemire ~ DigitalVows.com
Digital
Able
to instantly review result as photographs
are taken, thereby insuring that the customer
pays for only the best photographs
Film
Wait
required to see final results; reliance
upon lab processing capabilities
Digital
High
quality image resolution suitable for
enlargements (we have sample images up
to 30x40" for your viewing)
Film
High
quality image resolution suitable for
enlargements
Digital
Able
to shoot in low light situations without
flash and still achieve acceptable results
Film
Shooting
in low light situations without flash
is not recommended as results can be poor
Before you decide on a Wedding Photographer visit
Digital
Digital
retouching and manipulations available
to correct flaws and achieve special effects
Film
Limited
retouching and effects available unless
customer has prints scanned - this would
result in some loss of image quality on
final retouched prints
Digital
Final
selected images provided on CD for the
customer to have printed when and where
they choose
Film
Final
selected images would be made from proofs;
negatives remain under the control of
the photographer in most cases
Digital
No
degradation in image quality with the
passage of time
Film
Prints
and negatives will degrade in quality
with the passage of time
Digital
Prints
from digital images are photographic quality
and very economically priced
Film
Print
costs from photographer's who retain the
negatives are often very expensive (i.e.
8x10" print prices can range from $25
to $45+ each)
Digital
Commercial
colour output/copy labs will copy or reproduce
any of the images for you
Film
Commercial
colour output/copy labs will NOT
copy conventional photographer's images
Digital
A
web site can easily be created using any
of the images which are already in a digital
form
Film
To
create a web site using film images would
involve scanning of prints which is again
a violation of the photographer's copyright
Digital
A
review of the day's events could be shown
at reception using a laptop and digital
projector
Film
No
review of the day's events at reception
is possible
Digital
Photos
can be sent and received by email anywhere
in the world within minutes at no cost
(other than your usual Internet access
charges)
Film
To
send images (prints) around the world,
you would incur print costs, packaging,
postage and of course the time delay factor
Digital
Artistic
Licence - you can manipulate digital images
yourself on your own computer
Film
No
artistic licence - you are not allowed
to copy photographer's images
