Tag: exposure
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So… what’s all this about EVs and F-stops and stuff?
Sometimes, when people see me dragging a large camera and some heavy lenses and tripods around, they assume I know a bit about photography. Or sometimes I just mutter something obtuse like “an F-number is just a ratio between lens opening and focal length” that tips them off. Fact is, I grew up in an…
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Nerding out on film – summary
A few days ago, I suffered a brain fart that led to writing three articles about predominantly working with black & white films, but it isn’t clear from the main post titles which article is about what. So… here’s the summary:Nerding out on film 1 is about how to handle contrast — subject contrast, your…
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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…