Why do college photography courses still make you use a film camera?

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Gattu9005

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I can't believe the number of photography courses which still want you to shoot black and white film and develop it yourself.

I have no objection to b&w and all it entails but time should be spent on composition and exposure, not mixing chemicals.

Digital, with its instant feedback and dirt cheap cost-per-shot, is the all-time killer photography teaching tool.

Why would educators not see this?
 
Your actually lucky! The college I went to had just switched over to completely digital the year before and got rid of their darkrooms.
I knew how to use a digital camera and Photo-shop is easy but I wanted to learn the old techniques, but was out of luck. There is something appealing about knowing the old ways. There is no hiding behind computer programs, your either a good photographer or your not.
 
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