Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow Chris - pretty clean images there. Nice work. Very useful tips about exposure. Thanks you. And anyway - what are you doing up all night in Indiana? P. Paul Hardy Carter www.paulhardycarter.com www.theconstanteye.com www.twitter.com/paulhardycarter Skype: paulhardycarter Location and Directions Mobile: +44 (0)75 4018 1784 Studio: +44 (0)20 7277 0778 On 6 Jun 2011, at 10:34, Chris Crawford wrote: > LOL, well color neg is a lot different than slide film. You have to give > enough exposure to ensure there is detail in the darkest tones that you > want > detail rendered in. In contrasty conditions, that can mean the light tones > might be overexposed quite a bit, but it is ok. Color neg film can be > overexposed a lot without much loss in quality because when you print, you > can just use a longer print time to bring out the detail in the neg. They > scan easily too. Dodging and burning can bring back full detail in the > lightest and darkest areas of a picture shot in very high contrast light. > > Overexposed up to 2 stops, you'll see no loss of quality, overexposed 4 the > print won't be the best, but you'll get a usable image. Underexposure, > however, is fatal in even small amounts. One stop under starts showing a > big > increase in grain and loss of color saturation and dark tones will be empty > of detail and will be a dark grey full of grain. Yuck! > > I shot negs for years, but now mostly shoot slides for color. They scan > easier, but if you're shooting in high contrast light or under non-daylight > sources, or you're shooting in situations where you may not be able to set > precise exposure, then negs win hands down. > > > Here's some scan from color negatives, Fuji NPS 160 (A portrait film that > is > no longer made, sadly). I shot them at EI-80, a one-stop overexposure. > > http://tinyurl.com/schneck1 > > http://tinyurl.com/schneck7 > > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-486-2581 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook