Tag: black&white
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Nerding out on film 3
On metering light and determining exposure For many of us, it is probably a valid assumption that 75% of our pictures will be correctly exposed when we set the camera to A, and there will be additional photos that are “good enough” so that they can be fixed in the mix. But sometimes, at least…
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nerding out on film 2
Film development — workflow and best practices This article is aimed at making film development less intimidating for someone who has never tried it before, and to answer questions a beginning film development enthusiast may have. It specifically focuses on traditional (not C41) black&white development. Which is not a value judgement on the C41 development…
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Nerding out on film 1
How to handle contrast Earlier today, I was explaining a couple concepts dealing with contrast in b&w film development in a group of camera people, and about halfway I thought, ok, this is where I initiate nerd level “off the scale”. But apparently, I struck a chord with some readers. So you know what? Let’s…