Black + White Photography Issue № 264 (April 2022) by Dean Brierly (Editor In Chief)

Author:Dean Brierly (Editor In Chief) [Brierly, Dean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magazine, photography, technique, reference, black & white, documentary, portraiture, still-life, landscape, street, non-fiction
Publisher: GMC Publications
Published: 2022-04-11T14:00:00+00:00

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CHOOSING A FILM

My recommendation for films are Kodak

Above Goose Green

› Black & white or colour? If colour, then begin Portra 400 for colour (although it is sometimes This is in the town where I live (Holmfirth).

with negative film, it is very forgiving, even

in short supply) and Ilford HP5 Plus for black

The black & white was taken many years ago if you accidentally overexpose by a stop or

& white. Both films are ISO 400, which is

at night with a long exposure.

three. Avoid colour transparency film until you

essential when shooting in low light, and both

have had plenty of experience at metering,

are available from a number of online stores.

Opposite Hagg Wood

as it is very susceptible to exposure errors,

Driving home one day, I saw the sunlight

and overexposure (which could easily happen

USING EXPIRED FILM

shining through a local woodland, quickly parked with an old shutter firing a bit slower than it

There is a bit of a trend for shooting on out-

and walked a short way to get an interesting

should) will give awful results. If you decide to of-date films these day. Results can be wacky

tree positioned in front of the sun.

go with black & white, you will be fine. As long and unpredictable, hence the appeal. If you

as you buy an in-date film from a well-known

are new to film photography, you may want to

manufacturer, there is nothing to worry about.

practise with in-date emulsions first, as it’s not the camera so the light meter reads correctly.

Modern films are able to cope with a wide

always easy to narrow down what works and

The camera will not have an ISO setting,

range of brightnesses.

what might have gone wrong. As a beginner,

but it will have an ASA setting – these are

you won’t know if a failure is down to the

essentially the same thing.

equipment or the film. However, if you already

Shooting digitally, you may be used to

have some, it is a good idea to overexpose

changing ISO whenever you feel like it, but

by half a stop for film around five years out of don’t do this with your film camera – whatever

date, and a full stop for film around 10 years

film speed you set at the beginning, you must

out of date. When it comes to processing,

continue with throughout.

it also helps to overdevelop by about 20%.

It is probably a good idea to find out how

your camera’s light meter operates by finding

CAMERA SETTINGS

a PDF of the original manual online. Don’t be

When you buy a roll of film, the ISO of that film tempted to take a meter reading with your

Ilford HP5 Plus

is printed on the side. Set that film speed on

digital camera and then transfer the settings ›

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