5 Reasons Why Digital Will Make You a Better Street Photographer

Well, film is more for my side-projects. Digital will always be easier when it comes to commercial works.

It’s hard to be a purist these days. In the end, one will still play with both film & digital.

-Roosh

As soon as I saw that picture I thought “Yanidel.” His picture says it all. The number 1 reason to shoot digital is it’s fun! The point of street photography is to capture the decisive moment. The means…less so.

after attending photojournalism school i was totally burnt out on the digital experience that was understandably forced upon me and my workflow. i left school,sold all my digital gear and shot kodak portra vc 160 for a little over a year. my prime workflow being what i like to call ‘candid environmental portraiture’, i later realized,years later, that it was simply more planned street photography. i removed myself even further in january of this year buying 500 feet of ilford hp5 and chemicals. built a darkroom in by half bath.

i feel there is a natural character you get with film that you simply cant mimic with a digital sensor. not to mention the fact that taking it further and developing your own film is equally as raw a process as shooting on the street. i think it all together promotes a united feeling that not only physically shows the street and the life happening on it but a feeling and perspective that youre there living along side it.

while there are applications i still use a digital format for, the film medium..35mm or otherwise will always hold a higher standard in my eyes as well as my heart.