Postdoctoral LF

[Heroique]

So many here, including myself, have entered the school of LF by "graduating" from another format – digital, pinholes, 35mm, or MF.

When it's time to graduate from LF, where will you go?

Or is this the end of the line for you – the Ph.D. of film photography?

[Nathan Potter]

DSLR, but only due to old age mind you. After DSLR probably pen and ink drawing.

Nate Potter, Austin TX

[BrianShaw]

For my next "photographic degree" I'm thinking of pen and ink sketching too. Or stone lithography. Although... I must admit that mezzotint printing is quite fascinating too.

[C_Remington]

Alternate Processes

[Michael Clark]

Started out with Pen and Ink (Rembrandt's pen and ink studys are amazing ) with wash then to 2 1/4 sq. to 4x5 to 5x7 ,back down to 4x5 to 2 1/4 then maybe pen and ink. Wasn't very good with pen and ink but it was fun .

[Tin Can]

Since I have only just begun LF, I think I have plenty to learn and do for the rest of my retirement.

[Leszek Vogt]

I'm probably not getting this....why not be content with what you got and just improve on that ? I'm starting (pretty much) with 5x7 and work my way to 4x5....that is if I feel this calling. OK, maybe I'm just reading the book from the back cover :>).

Les

[Preston]

I have a PHD in LF--everything is "Piled Higher, and Deeper"

:-)

--P

[Drew Wiley]

When I'm too old to lug an 8x10 and big wooden Ries Tripod, I'll resort to an 8x10 and carbon-fiber tripod. .. Then to my 4x5 Norma and smaller Ries tripod... Then
to my Ebony 4x5 and its carbon tripod... Then to a 6x9 film back .... then to a pine box ?

[AJ Edmondson]

Tried digital after I retired... thought full-frame DSLR, 3880 and a couple of decent lenses would "cure what ails me"... nope, kinda felt like inflatable girl-friends, imported pick-up trucks and plastic parade saddles. Glad I didn't get rid of all of the LF equipment! Just came back inside from the darkroom and saw this. LF is the end of the line for me... nothing else works.

Joel