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Hey /p/ my 1st picture ever!
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>> Anonymous
Looks like it could use just a tad bit more contrast.
>> Anonymous
>>84669

yeah I used a number 1 filter when developing hoping it would bring out the flower more but nothing. I think ill try burning it tomorrow.
>> Anonymous
not to bad but i agree with the contrast
>> Anonymous
i dunno, I like the many shades of grey in her hair, and any more contrast would throw off her skin tone too much and the flower is already lost in the background due to the contrast. From what I see, there's a dark black and pretty crisp white already.
is the flower underexposed in the negative? If it is, then there is no hope in getting the flower to come out because the detail never got captured in the film. However, if not, then try burning it like you said. I'd try burning the bottom right corner as well. that could really help.
other than the loss of detail in the whites, i really love this photo.
>> Anonymous
>>84709

thank you it is the 1st photo I ever took with a camera and the 1st photo ive ever developed.

In the negative the flower is pretty visible or atleast a lot more than it is in the positive. Ill run a test strip through it tomorrow to see if I can get it to come out anymore.

Ill remember to use a darker colored flower next time and not light pink >.> never occured to me at the time I was just like "I dont know pick that flower and copy what im doing"
>> Anonymous
>>84709

I think they were being sarcastic about the contrast.
>> Anonymous
>>84714

how does a polar bear know what sarcasm is?
>> Anonymous
>>84726

quite easily infact
>> Polar bear
>>84818

It's a type of fish, isn't it? I'm good with fish.
>> Anonymous
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another one that i developed today

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and another

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>> Anonymous
Looks a bit overcooked.
>> Anonymous
needs less blown out everything, imo
>> Anonymous
well the assignment is informal portrait so eh
>> Anonymous
>>84967

In formal doesn't mean blown out.
>> Anonymous
>>84711
Squint eyes to look for bright spots. Those are your highlights and most likely to be blown out. Compose accordingly.

Good luck with your photography!
>> Anonymous
>>84969

squinting your eyes will help you see bright spots? hmmm
>> Anonymous
Who is this beautiful woman?
>> Anonymous
>>84997

one of my friends whom i chose to model for me for obvious reasons
>> Anonymous
what time are you shooting? You might want to try doing these portraits in a softer light, sunrise is always nice
>> Anonymous
yeah i did these at like 4 in the afternoon, atleast the bottom 2. The top one I did at like noon exactly. worst time ever.
>> Anonymous
yeah softer lighting should help. Also, slightly unrelated but, what intervals do you do your test strips at? 5 sec? just curious.
>> Anonymous
>>85091

for the 1st pic i did it every 5 seconds and the time was about 18 seconds i believe to develop it...the bottom 2 i dont even know whats up, I did those for 10 seconds and the time came out to be a little under a minute.
>> Anonymous
A good print is one that has detail in ALL areas of the print. In other words, you don't have any areas that are solid black or any areas that are solid white. Those indicate areas that either got no light onto the film, or too much light onto the film. Look at your negatives. There shouldn't be clear areas or solid areas. If you're seeing a lot of clear on your negatives, you're underexposing, too much black/solid spots, you're overexposing.

It's called black and white photography, but you're really looking for shades of grey ;)
>> Anonymous
not everything has capturable detail. so you're saying we should see the different "greys" in a hair follicle (like puzzled skin cells 'cartooned' in those pantene pro-v commercials).
yes. there's a such thing as underexposure and over exposure. but if someone's... t-shirt is black, then it better goddamned be black in the photo. no 'detail' of the tiny little knits required.
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>>85431
But that black shirt won't be perfectly flat. A good photo would have detail in the shadows and highlights created by the rumples in the shirt.