Beginner B & W 35 mm
Oct 29, 2012 00:21:18 #
Hints shoot in snow or very grey skies. I am taking a photo class and would like to perfect my passion. Professor wants me to use T-Max 400 first semester.
Oct 29, 2012 00:26:01 #
Oct 29, 2012 00:30:14 #
I have the basic set up. I am pretending I am an 18 year old college student, starting from the bottom. I have a variety of filters, no tele or macro lenses. I am using a Pentax K-1000 and printing on RC.
I did photography in college (many years ago), and got behind on technology, so I am starting from scratch so I understand the ïnner workings" before I go digital.
I did photography in college (many years ago), and got behind on technology, so I am starting from scratch so I understand the ïnner workings" before I go digital.
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Oct 29, 2012 00:32:09 #
Wabbit
Loc: Arizona Desert
Plonker wrote:
Hints shoot in snow or very grey skies. I am taking a photo class and would like to perfect my passion. Professor wants me to use T-Max 400 first semester.
Hey Doc ..... whatever reading your exposure meter says is correct photographing snow will not be correct ..... you'll need to overexpose 1 1/2 - 2 full stops to get it right .....
Oct 29, 2012 00:32:15 #
So what's your question?
Sounds like fun.
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Good night!
Sounds like fun.
...Ahhhh the wabbit is a lot more awake than I.
Good night!
Oct 29, 2012 00:35:20 #
I just want to be able to shoot snow or very grey skies without a washout in the darkroom. I see I should up my stops 1- 1 1/2 to get it right. I will be asking a lot of questions over the next year or so. It is fun starting all over again. Would a particular filter help? I will be updating my equipment as I get more knowlegable....
Oct 29, 2012 00:59:03 #
Wabbit
Loc: Arizona Desert
Plonker wrote:
I just want to be able to shoot snow or very grey skies without a washout in the darkroom. I see I should up my stops 1- 1 1/2 to get it right. I will be asking a lot of questions over the next year or so. It is fun starting all over again. Would a particular filter help? I will be updating my equipment as I get more knowlegable....
Hey Doc ..... that's 1 1/2 - 2 stops
He probably won't want you using a filter, but if it's sunny and you're using 400 you may need a neutral density filter .....
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Oct 29, 2012 02:03:57 #
FilmFanatic
Loc: Waikato, New Zealand
I found T-Max 400 (aka TMY) too grainy in 35mm, maybe I have been spoiled by medium format, IDK. Whatever you choose, try to stick with one film and developer and learn it really well.
Oct 29, 2012 09:05:29 #
Wabbit
Loc: Arizona Desert
FilmFanatic wrote:
I found T-Max 400 (aka TMY) too grainy in 35mm, maybe I have been spoiled by medium format, IDK. Whatever you choose, try to stick with one film and developer and learn it really well.
Hey Doc ..... the teach is choosing T-Max 400 due to the processing they're going to learn
Oct 29, 2012 09:10:10 #
Thanks everyone. I will get out there and experiment!
I'll be asking more questions in the future!
I'll be asking more questions in the future!
Oct 29, 2012 12:00:18 #
Plonker wrote:
Thanks everyone. I will get out there and experiment!
I'll be asking more questions in the future!
I'll be asking more questions in the future!
Black and white film and paper development experiment(s).
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Oct 29, 2012 13:56:19 #
Oct 29, 2012 19:11:07 #
I am so glad some are still teaching this way. I grew up with film and had to learn to do it right and not fix it on the computer. You will be a much better photographer this way, learning the art not just shoot 500 shoots and hope one will be good. In collage we started using panatomic X shoot at 125 ASA processed into slides. These were extremely fine grain slides and not forgiving on exposer, you got what you shoot.
Oct 29, 2012 19:58:06 #
That is why I am starting back at the beginning. I want to learn how to do it right BEFORE I start playing with Photoshop. It is like learning how to drive a ( vs automatic)before getting your drivers license. I hope, in time I will perfect what I have loved for so many years. Thank you!
Oct 30, 2012 09:10:18 #
Don't beat me up There is a good reason to learn Film, BUT going back to film and film processing sounds a lot like learning MS-DOS or main frame to understand modern day computers. Yes it fills in the background and gives you a good history but it will not make you more proficient in todays world. But in a hobby like photography, it would be like learning the ins and out of a Model T Ford for a car collector.
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