In just yesterday’s little scouting session I shot 60 clicks. And would have kept the camera loaded if I hadn’t checked. That’s part of the IT of digital. Part that is different from film.

In film world, I’d have 2-5 rolls of film, or 3 boxes of sheet film to process. The drudgery of the chemical procedures require that they always be attended to, like dusting, but more diligently. As though you were cleaning, forever, or painting a bridge, forever.

With digital, it is more like filing. You upload to keep projects organized and coherent.

In thinking about these two modes, I realize that large format (sheet film shooters) don’t have to do the chemical as often as roll filmers. This means that, in a sense, they are akin to digital workers. But with stinky fingers.