makeshift film

mysteryscribe · Sep 6, 2006

Let me know and ill have the Queen bring more coffee.

JamesD · Sep 6, 2006

It isn't likely to be before the weekend.

mysteryscribe · Sep 6, 2006

Well there wont be any coffee or donuts left by then. But shoot anyway and post it this time. I post my garbage you should to...

JamesD · Sep 6, 2006

Garbage? -scoff- I shoot no such thing!

Heh.

Actually, I shoot mostly passable snapshots, a few that can't even pass for that, and once in a while an image that would be good for a specific purpose (such as giving to someone because it's a fairly good picture of them).

A further truth is perhaps more revealing: I've been shooting at most one or two rolls of film a month for months. That's the real reason you never see any pictures from me.

There are a lot of things I'd like to take pictures of, but I can't find most of them (especially when I spend most of my time looking in various places in my abode). Those I do find, I get mostly-passable snapshots of. Of those, one in ten actually gets printed.

So, yeah, that's the real reason I don't post my junk: low volume, and rare prints.

mysteryscribe · Sep 6, 2006

James I shoot one shot a day and post almost all of them. I know in my heart most are trash... Don't be so hard on yourself.... You need to put them up and let the people here who know what they are doing (not me necessarily) give you some feedback on them.

It is too easy to be your own critique to the point you just think only 1percent of my stuff is worthy. Hell I doubt one percent of mine is worthy but that doesn't stop me.

And take a look at the galleries before you decide you are shooting inspired snapshots. Thats all i do.

Okay do you have a jar of peanut butter, a knife and some crackers.... If you do shoot a still life with your last frame. The POST IT.

queen_of_scum · Sep 7, 2006

thinking about it... i actually gave a friend a ceramic chicken a few years back - i'm visiting her at the weekend and i think a biscuit tin or 2 might have to come with me

oh and i have some *serious* trash i'm just scanning in - 25yr old film taken in a leaky old camera with grain bigger than yer eyeballs...

mysteryscribe · Sep 7, 2006

I'm getting ready to start on the comparison shots.... Look for them in the alternate gallery....

I also have to squeeze time in to write a bit today I'm getting behind on my stay ahead project lol.

mysteryscribe · Sep 8, 2006

For the other two or three people who have followed this discussion the comparison prints are up in the alternate gallery it is still life #6

queen_of_scum · Sep 8, 2006

*raises hand*

excuse me, where is the alternate gallery? :S

(sorry, don't quite know my way around this place yet...)

JamesD · Sep 10, 2006

It's on the main page, right above "The Darkroom." Or.. click [Here].

I was thinking about this today, and it occurred to me that I don't need to shoot the same scene, nor the same format, nor even the same focal length of lens. I can merely take a 35mm negative, raise the enlarger head to a certain height, expose and develop the image... and then, without moving the enlarger head, stick in a paper negative. The images will be the same enlargement ratio, so the grain size will be correct in either case. I'll do this tomorrow, when I've finished my dealings with The Captain and had a chance to mix up some fresh chemistry.

I do need to finish this roll of film, however...