/p/ - Photography

It's a mix of HP5 and Delta 100

Developed in xtol 1+3

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>>1305

I'm not that other anon.

When I make pictures, I'm, firstly, looking for neat compositions. I'm not necessarily looking for interesting things happening right now. If I find a good composition I can come back to it later and refine it, even if there is nothing I can make a subject out of at the moment. It also helps me in that constant quest to make a better composition by giving me practice.

After that I look for what I refer to as "actions," which are moments where an action of any description is taking place. This could include things like light, impermanent subjects like people, or other "happenings" that are otherwise displacing "the still world," which is very subjective to the scene or composition. Usually the still world includes the ground and/or buildings. Note that these things are decided in milliseconds in the subconscious part of my brain. I'm not actually thinking consciously when putting together an image, for the most part.

Then, if I haven't yet taken the picture, my consciousness kicks in and asks me "Why?" It's at this point where I decide whether or not to take the shot.

Note that the first two things can happen inversely; I can find a neat "action" to make a subject with, then I refine the composition. I like to default to the other way because it generally leads to a better approach where more thought is put into it.

When I approach a subject, I find that I stare at it intently, subconsciously visualizing the image in my head, as if my subconscious is "computing" the image and delivering it to the "screen," which is the conscious mind. I circle around it, ascend or descend viewpoints, get closer or further away. Some point during this I may circle around looking through the viewfinder to give my subconscious a better idea as to what the image should look like. I don't like to look through my viewfinder until right before the exposure.

>>1311

Thanks for writing all that, man.

I really do need to try this. It's an entirely different way of approaching photography for me really. It'll be refreshing if nothing else.

Here are a few more pics. Pretty mixed bag and shot before I made this thread.

>>1327

>>1328

The technical quality on these is absolute garbage. Can you export them at a better setting? Nobody can use a 1001px image anyways, so there's no point in them looking like shit.

The first image from >>1327 is obvious that you're imitating that picture that was sold for shitloads of money a long while ago. I have nothing to say about the others. Don't really care about them in any way whatsoever.

>>1328

All of your images have shit lighting, anon. Don't shoot when clouds are over the sun unless you want drab images. The only images of note are the last two: pony is hung as fuck, and swan could have been neat without the tree reflections and if it were centered. And if the light weren't shit.

>>1329

This film/development is fucking awful, anon. Horrible. Only use this for extremely dramatic portraits from now on.

First image could have, perhaps, been of some worth if it didn't get recorded on potato film from 1920. Focus may or may not have been missed, but I can't tell because the film has such a low contrast. Probably needed a stopped aperture. Second one is I dunno. Third is a neat composition. Junk light. The biggest issue with this image is the- I cannot stress this enough, how truly awful this film is. It ruined this image. For this image you really needed a huge dynamic range with lots of contrast in a sharp image. The fourth one is good, I think. Maybe a bad focal length for the feeling I'm getting from it. Could have been done better with a long lens. This is the only one that benefits from the ancient looking film. It looks straight out of 1930 except for the modern cars and roads.

Are you using a filter when you take black and hwite? You need a filter when you do black and hwite. I prefer the drama of a red filter, but at least a yellow one at the minimum.

Low contrast black and hwite can look good, but I honestly couldn't tell you when. High contrast is easier and teaches you more about lighting and contrast.

Delta 3200

Delta 100

Feminists on Delta 100

Expired APX100 in xtol 1+3

Not sure how that streak up top happened. It's on the negs too. I guess it'd have to be from development.