My first ever black and whites...

fadingaway1986 · Dec 20, 2004

well. I just did my first ever black and white shots... (was a c-41, but it was still black and white... )

I am pretty happy with the results. and my mum even commented "they look good, considering i thought you were wasting film!"

anyways. heres a couple i like... I tried to print another one at a 5x7 aswell.. but the neg seems to have a funny print on it. looks kinda like my fingerprint... I tried to get it off, but i think i ruined the neg in doing so... Oh well... it was only a photo of my nodding sheep. (I do have a 4x6 that i will scan when i can be bothered)...

anyways. heres the two i really like...

What do you think?

My scanner didn't scan these very well.. But after playing with the brightness & contrast - they look more like the prints...

thanks guys!

terri · Dec 20, 2004

Pretty kitty.

That black fur looks glossy and beautiful! Sometimes animals make composition easier when they relax like that, don't they?

Try to let your eye inspect all 4 corners of the frame before you shoot; there is a fence post or something in the lower right hand corner that throws off the symmetry in your shot.

I like your second one, too, but would love to see more of that reflection - looks cool!

Not bad for your first B&W, try some more! Nice work.

Aga · Dec 20, 2004

The 1st one is really good.

fadingaway1986 · Dec 20, 2004

Thanks guys...

He was sitting underneath the barbeque in this photo... the post is the leg of the barbeque.. so there wasnt really a lot i could do about it... (I might try giving it a crop and see what happens)...

and the second one was just me trying to waste the film... and it was reasonably light when i took this shot, so I wasnt thinking about the reflection... However, I have also thought it would look good with more reflection. I might re-take and see how i go...

Thanks for your comments