I had trouble sleeping last night because A.) I drink way too much coffee at night B.) I was up thinking about how similar the photography is to audio... ography?
I'm fairly new to the whole audio thing, but have been doing photography for over 5 years now, so forgive me if I get some of these audio terms wrong. One other caveat, I know nothing about sound recording so I'm just making assumptions here, feel free to correct.
microphone = camera
print/monitor = headphones/IEMs/speakers
dynamic range = frequency range
shadows = bass
highlights = treble
Capture/Recording
Recording sound is just like capturing an image. We often want to capture as much detail as possible with little to no coloration, this gives us the most to work with when we process the image/sound. But then, various cameras can have their own "look". The most striking example might be the look of a Sigma Fovean sensor SLR vs. any other SLR sensor. Some cameras are more contrasty than others, some will be warmer or cooler than others even when set to the same Kelvin rating.
Viewing/Listening
There are many ways to view an image: monitor, print, projected image. Each of those can be broken down further: LCD, plasma, OLED. Printing on different paper can produce very different images as well. And just like different IEMs match different styles of music, matte paper might generally work well with portraits while I really enjoy the look of landscapes on metallic paper.
Dynamic Range
Dynamic range is just like the range that microphones can capture/headphones can produce. Certain cameras/microphones will be able to capture more highlight/treble detail or shadow/bass detail. Certain monitors/printers/headphones/speakers can show more highlight/treble detail or shadow/bass detail than others. Some show images darker/bassier than others, etc.
Technology vs. Art
One thing a lot of people forget in photography is that, as awesome as all the technology is, at the end of the day it's about the art/music.
I'm sure a lot of this is pretty obvious, just wanted to share it. Anyone else think about this? What other analogies do you see?
