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JAW
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Here is one of my first 35mm slr shots that I processed entirely myself at school. It was taken in low light and I used a grade 4 filter to enhance the tones. N.B: Please excuse the quality: it has been scanned and then resized so it's bound to be rubbish!
Let me know what you think!
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grinch8
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Love it, the scratches add sometime to it
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JAW
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Cheers, thanks for the response!!
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I think the scratches are too much to be honest. If you have't been taught this already then gently rubbing your nose against the shiny side of a neg can go some way to removing scratches (because your skin contains the same chemical used on the neg or something similair.
An i woulda gone with a Grade 3 as i think the shadows are a bit too dark but that's just me 
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JAW
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| rad2themax wrote: | | I think the scratches are too much to be honest. If you have't been taught this already then gently rubbing your nose against the shiny side of a neg can go some way to removing scratches (because your skin contains the same chemical used on the neg or something similair. |
I didn't put the scratches there by choice! If I had any say in the matter they wouldn't be there. As for rubbing your nose... wouldn't that put grease all over the negative?? No, seriously, i'd have to give it a try.
| rad2themax wrote: | | An i woulda gone with a Grade 3 as i think the shadows are a bit too dark but that's just me |
I think the 4 makes it look more moody. Also remember it's not totally accurate as it's been scanned in.
Thanks for the feedback though!
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mikedeere
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All I can say is "TONE!"
Wouldn't be able to do that with digital. |
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JAW
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True enough!!
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JAW, next time you know you want to post one of your b/w prints, make one specifically for the purpose of scanning with lower contrast. Your scanner will handle it better. Also if you use the same enlarger again, see if you can get rid of the hair and dust in the enlarger. it's either in the lens, or in the negative carrier.
I've been thinking about shooting b/w again and getting the developing tanks and reels. My wife is already on my ass for shooting film after buying a 5D  |
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Hamish
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Hairs and scratches rock. They look so much better than the digital versions some folk use to give the pic an old feel.
Nice work, JAW. I like the heavy contrast. I'll leave the technical advice about scanning and all that to everyone else. Virtually all my B&W work has been through digital.
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JAW
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Cheers for the feedback guys, thanks for the tip about the scanner too.
went to london recently on a photography trip (mainly V&A, southbank & tate modern) and shot a roll. Couldn't be bothered to develop it all at school so I sent it off to get developed. Didn't know it would cost me £9.50! 
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