RE: One of my favorite album covers....

Posted by pictureguy (A) on April 18, 2021 at 10:37:39

In Reply to: RE: One of my favorite album covers.... posted by Green Lantern on April 18, 2021 at 06:30:07:

Using an 8x10 was certainly a bold choice. For creative purposes? WOW is all I can say. Triumphed in what pepole who know even a little about photography is a 'worst case' scenario.
fitting the dynamic range from pure white to just black AND getting the shadows right is tough and for ME, a big ot luck AND bracketing.......if possible.

That's why I liked using Kodak NC films at weddings. It was what came AFTER Vericolor S and was better in most ways. First wedding I shot (after a 1 roll 'test') had perfect contrast and you could see right into the folds of the black tux slacks the men were wearing.....And no blown highlights. Of course, flash was in use to 'even' things out a bit. But still? I could never have got those shots with ANY of the Kodacolor I'd ever used.

As for Grey Scale? Good Improv. The trick, is of course, the MIDDLE tones. If you are still processing, I have both a Color and B&W Dataguides from KODAK. Info about most of the films is gone and I haven't seen E3 processing in decades....BUT, the technical stuff is good and not only does each book include a GREY SCALE but a step tablet, too.....

Want 'em? Still good material with the B&W even having all the TMax films listed....

Since you guys at class were Film Based, any problem with simply bracketing your way to success?
Maybe a couple rolls of same +- exposures followed by different development times? Without knowing what YOU know, that's the way I'd start......?? Any merit to that approach?
I know, THAN you hae to PRINT IT.....something I was always weak at. Not having any schooling OR mentoring, I learned by myself, and probalby HALF o THAT was wrong!
Too much is never enough

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Topic - I LOVE B&W photography - pictureguy 23:16:38 04/16/21 (37)

Why ? Because form dominates color ? - peppy m. 10:04:15 04/21/21 (4)

RE: Why ? Because form dominates color ? - pictureguy 12:11:00 04/26/21 (1)

Coincidentally, I just watched Jarmusch's B+W film, "Dead Man" - peppy m. 12:46:31 04/26/21 (0)

RE: Why ? Because form dominates color ? - pictureguy 10:25:07 04/21/21 (1)

Also, the subtleties of natural color are so hard to reproduce... - peppy m. 12:09:04 04/21/21 (0)

One last shot - pictureguy 23:59:50 04/19/21 (0)

RE: I LOVE B&W photography - pictureguy 16:21:32 04/18/21 (0)

Indeed! - Simon Templar 12:36:22 04/17/21 (1)

RE: Indeed! - pictureguy 17:42:22 04/17/21 (0)

me too - stan2 12:10:26 04/17/21 (2)

RE: me too - pictureguy 00:11:02 04/18/21 (0)

RE: me too - pictureguy 17:54:44 04/17/21 (0)

There's a thread over at AK - E-Stat 08:35:03 04/17/21 (3)

RE: There's a thread over at AK - pictureguy 22:37:55 04/20/21 (2)

So... - E-Stat 05:26:35 04/21/21 (1)

RE: So... - pictureguy 10:19:26 04/21/21 (0)

And cinematography! nt - tinear 08:32:40 04/17/21 (0)

One of my favorite album covers.... - jdaniel@jps.net 07:14:53 04/17/21 (12)

RE: One of my favorite album covers.... - pictureguy 17:58:58 04/17/21 (11)

RE: One of my favorite album covers.... - Green Lantern 06:30:07 04/18/21 (10)

I found that fascinating... - musetap 12:40:14 04/18/21 (6)

ok, go easy I was just a student lol.. - Green Lantern 18:02:49 04/19/21 (2)

Delayed response due to SOS, DD... - musetap 13:17:48 04/24/21 (0)

RE: ok, go easy I was just a student lol.. - rivervalley817 18:23:50 04/19/21 (0)

RE: I found that fascinating... - Green Lantern 21:50:23 04/18/21 (1)

Cool stuff... - musetap 22:42:52 04/18/21 (0)

RE: I found that fascinating... - Green Lantern 20:51:32 04/18/21 (0)

RE: One of my favorite album covers.... - pictureguy 10:37:39 04/18/21 (2)

bracketing was consider taboo - Green Lantern 16:58:11 04/18/21 (1)

RE: bracketing was consider taboo - pictureguy 18:42:59 04/18/21 (0)

I used to shoot Tri-X all the time. - ghost of olddude55 05:12:42 04/17/21 (0)

I used Tri-X, but I never liked it (FWIW) - mhardy6647 05:00:15 04/17/21 (5)

+1 Plus X - Green Lantern 07:25:04 04/17/21 (4)

great story (stories)! - mhardy6647 19:23:59 04/25/21 (0)

RE: +1 Plus X - pictureguy 10:49:38 04/17/21 (2)

RE: +1 Plus X - Green Lantern 14:57:19 04/17/21 (1)

RE: +1 Plus X - pictureguy 17:51:15 04/17/21 (0)

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RE: One of my favorite album covers.... - pictureguy 10:37:39 04/18/21 (2)

bracketing was consider taboo - Green Lantern 16:58:11 04/18/21 (1)

RE: bracketing was consider taboo - pictureguy 18:42:59 04/18/21 (0)

RE: One of my favorite album covers....

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