Cody Redmon - Photoblog

One thing I’ve always disliked about digital cameras is pixel ‘noise’.  It’s kind of like grain, but doesn’t have a lick of aesthetic value.  In fact, if it’s in your photos it pretty much says you don’t know better or don’t care.  With film, a higher ISO dictates the amount of grain in your shots – 50 speed basically has no grain, while 1600 or 3200 speed would be rather noisy.  Once you get into these higher ISOs using a digital camera the naturally random pattern of film grain gives way to visible lines of noise throughout the capture. My preference is to shoot the slowest film speed possible at all times, leading to smooth, yet crisp detail and no grain.  Because adding it back into my shots would be artificial, I don’t usually allow it…but here I am making just such a post.  Over-processed and hopefully not under-delivering, this is about as far as I can go within reason.  It’s my grainy elevator, a moody tribute to rural life.