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
 
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 photographers who retain the negatives are often very expensive (i.e. 8x10" print prices can range from $25 to $45+ each)
 
Digital   Your digital photos from DigitalVows.com are yours to do with as you wish
Film   Conventional film photographers retain control over all negatives and print your images with their copyright on back
 
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
 

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CONCLUSION

Digital photography has the ability to replace conventional film photography with a wider range of benefits that will prove more useful for future generations. Choosing DigitalVows.com as your wedding photographer will save you a considerable amount of money compared to a film photographer.


 
   
 

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