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Why do some old photos have a certain "look" to them that modern photos don't?
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>>4497745
Grain + colour rendering + setting + lens

The way people dress is different, the way people pose is different, the actual settings are different, lens coatings are much better now, digital grain looks different to film grain. Even the way people take photos has changed.

I am sure in 50 years we will have people asking why their photos don't have that certain look photos from the 2020s have. The answer will be the same.
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>>4497745
How could they look the same, these photos are developed with chemicals, not digital
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>>4497745
> ITT fujifag discovers film
it's gone full circle
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>>4497745
modern photos can achieve the same 'look' with editing. There has been many blind tests to point out how people can't tell them apart. Ultimately it's not how it looks but the reality that it's taken on 'film' that's more impactful in skewing your perception that it 'feels' different. Just like how name of an artist is more valuable than artwork itself. There's nothing wrong with this by the way, the tool used, the person that photographed, it's all part of making the 'feel' of a photo.
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>>4497768
Show us! :D
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>>4497745
The lens has more of an effect than you realize, but also like >>4497749 pointed out theres a vibe to the way people dress and pose that dates an image.
Buy a really cheap vintage lens, something Japanese. If you take pictures of subjects that are less likely to date the photo to now, you'll be really surprised about how old the image looks. Birds and animals are good subjects.
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>>4497771
show a digital photo that's edited to look like film? what good will that do, it simply follows my statement that the reality it was shot in digital will skew your perception that it's never like old film. But if you're looking for a blind test, there's plenty out there you can search for. Some tests compare exact same composition, with exact same lens for instance.
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>>4497811
Just post the photos bro. No excuses.
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>>4497768
Faggot-chan, thanks for clarifying that we can imitate the look of film by:
- using digital camera presets
- editing digital photos
- using a camera with a ccd sensor
- generating the picture with AI
- painting digitally or on a canvas
- wearing yellow-tinted glasses indoors

Who asked?

Yes, you can spend hours editing digital images to make them look like film... You can also carefully take a shot with film so it look like digital... Why would anyone do that?

>>4497811
I took the bait and searched. I could not find any that would put two high definition color images side by side. I don't think it's a coincidence.

The point is, the greatest film pictures you will never be able to take on a digital camera. Granted, the greatest digital picture you will never be able to take on film. But you, anon, are just coping hard. Just shoot film my friend.
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>>4497745
shoot on a film camera with an old lens

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