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I'm sorry to hear you are encountering such "demanding" clients.
Editing is an important part of every photographing project. Whether or not the editing is done in-camera, or in post-production.
Perhaps you should outline in the contract that there is an editing process. Estimate a number of images they will receive, consoling them by saying they will receive most of the images shot, just not the blinking ones or improperly exposed ones. -
asked by echostar
Thanks for your question. I use both the Contax 645 film camera and the Canon 5D Mark II at weddings. You may not be seeing the EXIF date because they are film images you are looking at.
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If you are metering with an incident light meter, then hold the bulb out, facing the camera, around the level of your subjects face. it doesn't have to be exactly at chin or nose level, assuming the light is about evenly distributed on the subject's face.
If you would like to overexpose the Portra 400 film, set the light meter to 200, yes. -
asked by Efffetti
Hi Francesca! I think the best advice would be for him to enroll in a class and be prepared to purchase a good quality camera for this class. It can be a local class in Italy with a top art school. (I will be offering workshops in 2012 on film shooting here in the US, so stay tuned!)
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If you are metering with an incident light meter, then hold the bulb out, facing the camera, around the level of your subjects face. it doesn't have to be exactly at chin or nose level, assuming the light is about evenly distributed on the subject's face.
If you would like to overexpose the Portra 400 film, set the light meter to 200, yes. -
asked by portnote
If you are metering with an incident light meter, then hold the bulb out, facing the camera, around the level of your subjects face. it doesn't have to be exactly at chin or nose level, assuming the light is about evenly distributed on the subject's face.
If you would like to overexpose the Portra 400 film, set the light meter to 200, yes. -
asked by erikazava
Hi Erika! Thanks for your question. I'm not that fond of watermarks as I think they are distracting. i think adding a linked credit is sufficient. Best of luck!
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asked by martinezphoto
Thanks! Yes, rating your 400 Portra at 200 ASA is the same as overexposing it by 1 stop (i.e. +1).
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asked by nelwinuy
No I never use the auto focus on my Contax. I only use manual focus. It comes more naturally to me and I find it quite precise.
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I use a few different cameras including the contax 645, mamiya rz67, sinar 4x5, and canon 5d mark ii...
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asked by GinaLeighPhoto
Thanks Gina, I love that you shoot film too! Your site is beautiful, keep up the great work! Karen
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Thanks for your question. In a dark room, with 400 speed film there are certainly possibilities for exposure, like underexposing and overdeveloping the film but I wouldn't do it that way. Plus, if your meter reads 400 ASA, f2 @1/8th of a sec, you are 3-4 stops under what you can physically handhold without any shake. Shooting at a quicker shutter speed would underexpose your film significantly more than your film can really handle.
Turning your dial to 1/60th or 1/125 sec, rating your film at 3200 or 6400, (3-4 stops over the meter!) and overdeveloping (pushing) the film would cause considerable grain and loss of detail in the shadows. It's a look, but it's not a look I like, especially for color.
You may do some tests though and see for yourself, perhaps you will like it!
I would either use a tripod, or use higher speed film.
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Hi again! Exposure is a combination of aperture, shutter speed and film sensitivity (ASA/ISO). You are missing one variable, your shutter speed. What did you hand held light meter tell you in that room you were shooting in? Was it slower than 1/30 sec? Do you own a tripod?
I do not recall what my exposure was in Rita's living room, but it's irrelevant. I would just follow your meter, and if it says you need to do a longer exposure, use a tripod. -
You haven't told me what film you are using though. And the meter reading. I'm not really sure what you are asking me.
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Have you tried using higher speed film or a tripod?
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My pleasure, I'm glad you were happy with the results from Chelsea Photographic. Yes, I use them to reprint for my wedding clients too.
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Hi Vanessa! I've always had great results from slightly overexposing my color negative film. I overexpose my film slightly to get good detail and color saturation on the negative. I've always rated all 400 speed color-negative film at 250. I've been using Portra NC for over 10 years, I've never seen color shifts. I just started to use the Portra NC/VC combo which hasn't proven to be any different in terms of color shifting. I don't over-develop it (push it) but perhaps that is what he is doing and why it is going yellow?
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Hi Diana! I use a hand held meter, I rarely use the in camera meter. If I forget my meter, I will use the f16 rule, or point the Contax 645 w/ built in meter at the sidewalk, with is practically "medium grey".
I always overexpose my color negative film by about 2/3 stop. -
I use the Holga 120S. I've had it since around 2006, when my last one went kaput.
The last Holga camera was also a 120S (I shot my Italy Holga series with it). I had bought it in college for $16 and it lasted for 10 years! -
no worries!
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Fine Art Photographer. Weddings + Food.
