That's a beautiful image! However, the colors look very un-Portra like. Did you bump up the saturation in post? I've never seen Portra colors look so strong as here in this image.
rattymouse wrote:
That's a beautiful image! However, the colors look very un-Portra like. Did you bump up the saturation in post? I've never seen Portra colors look so strong as here in this image.
Regardless the image looks really great!
Thanks!
Over exposed by 1 stop (rated at 200), increased the vibrance in LR.
Desmolicious wrote:
Thanks!
Over exposed by 1 stop (rated at 200), increased the vibrance in LR.
I'll have to try that some time. I really dont like the color from Portra film but what you have in your image looks really nice and realistic. Part of me hates to give up a stop of speed, but I guess that is the cost.
Kevin,
Don't let it psyche you out!
It's some basic steps.
I too was a bit nervous after 40+ years but I marked everything & used a simple checklist.
You might even do a simple dry run just to feel more familiar.
I use the iPhone app "Massive Dev Chart Timer" Has built in timers for each step & a pretty comprehensive data base of dev chemistry & films.
BTW, on the Canonet I used the "auto" exposure setting most of the time on this roll so f-stop was all over the place. I did most >f8. On the next roll will do more manual control of exposure.
Thanks Dan. I work at a junior college supporting the department that has a photo lab. So I get to develop all my film basically for free. I just have to provide the film and paper if I print. The lab has all those times and such set on placards around the lab, so I am pretty good to go there. I wish I could rewind back to the 90's though, the department used to develop color film as well.
Thanks for the info on the Canonet. I don't think the meter works on mine, when I stored it I didn't know it had one of the meters that can go bad if its exposed to the sun for too long. I had it in a glass cabinet without a lens cap for years.
kwoodard wrote:
Wish me luck! If all goes according to plan, I will be developing my first roll of b/w tomorrow. Never done that before. Nerves!
Developing film is so easy you dont need any luck. Just have a sheet in front of you with the process fully mapped out so that you dont need to question what to do next. After a few times, you'll have it memorized and will then be even easier. The only part that needs critical timing is the developing stage. Start the timer once your developer is in the tank and then dump it 5-10 seconds before time expires. Then in goes your stop bath. After that, you can relax and work with less pressure. You can vary the time of using the stop bath and even the fixing by a lot and it wont matter in the end, as long as you pass a basic minimum. I do 30 seconds minimum with stop bath and 5 mins minimum with fixer.
Most of all, relax and enjoy it. The whole point is to enjoy developing film so if you arent having fun, something is going wrong!
rattymouse wrote: Most of all, relax and enjoy it. The whole point is to enjoy developing film so if you arent having fun, something is going wrong!
That bit above is what is effectively stopping digital for me. I no longer enjoy it, more often than not I say hell with it and don't bring my camera. Last time I shot for fun was two years ago. Lately have only shot film and school events/holidays...and only just to document.
kwoodard wrote:
That bit above is what is effectively stopping digital for me. I no longer enjoy it, more often than not I say hell with it and don't bring my camera. Last time I shot for fun was two years ago. Lately have only shot film and school events/holidays...and only just to document.
I know exactly how you feel. After nearly 10 years of digital photography, I simply lost interest in creating computer files that just sat on hard drives. Everything automated, with the most input being which slider to move left or right. I loathe sitting in front of a computer and so slowly lost interest in photoshopping images. With my film images, I simply import them into Lightroom for management. I dont use the development module much at all. My time in front of the computer is down 80% or more.
In the two years since I have returned to film photography, I have built up a massive library of negatives, 6 large binders in total (and I'm not done yet). Once I return to the US to live, I will set up a dark room and enjoy years of printing from this library.
I keep finding shots I don't even remember taking, so they're new again to me. Here's Jeff Porcaro drummer for Toto and one of the most prolific session drummers ever. Can't believe I actually shot him on Velvia. Jeez. I'm an idiot.
When was that Peter? It looks like you've desaturated it a bit based on the edge markings.
I seem to recall the early-mid 90s was a time of rich/warm portrait lighting... Kodak E100S/SW, Velvia, etc..
