First ever black and white film. C&C please

[Rick58]

Cute picture. I just wish she had some light on that cute face. I played with it for just a few minutes

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[gsgary]

Cute picture. I just wish she had some light on that cute face. I played with it for just a few minutes

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That looks much better

 

[Derrel]

Fantastic improvement Rick58!!!!

 

[Rick58]

Thanks.
Just dodged the face a tad
Converted it to B&W
Clarified a knotch

 

[terri39 10]

The second one from the OP is an improvement over the first. Still, your main issue here is what the others have commented on, it's just a little too backlit, so your subject is coming off too dark. Beyond that, you did a very nice job filling the frame with that cute little face, so there is no clutter in the background to distract. The main problem here is the lighting, not the composition. Keep going!

 

[Sw1tchFX]

Hi TFP folks. Shot my first ever black and white film recently. Just got the negs back and scanned them. This is my favorite from the roll. Let me know what you all think. Anything I could improve or got right. Thanks. Shot with Canon 3000V, Tamron 28-105. Kokak BW400CN 35mm film.

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Bring up the midtones in curves a bit..done. And it doesn't look like it's processed with a washer machine so you can add contrast without it looking weird.

 

[Danmunro_nz]

Thanks guys. I will shoot another roll one day soon. Buying a reflector this week which will be hugely beneficial to me I think. Had a play in a studio last week with lighting and reflectors, cannot afford all the lighting yet but I am sure a reflector will be a very handy tool.