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Warren
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>>296762 >>296765 Way to be a total dick for no good reason. Fuck off. Seriously.
OP: Don't listen to the douchebag. There are plenty of reasons to shoot b&w film, even if you can't process your own film (though I suggest that you do learn how, as it's inexpensive and rewarding). B&W ? insta-art. B&W ? hipster bullshit. When I started shooting b&w, I had no way to develop it myself, so it got sent to a lab. It wasn't spectacular, but it was a start. Twelve years later, I do everything myself and it all works out a lot better, but I wouldn't be doing any of it if I hadn't started by sending my shit to a lab back in 1996.
Some general tips: 1. Go to the public library and check out a few books that cover the B&W process so you can read up on the process. The better you understand it, the more you'll be able to do with it.
2. Look into developing your own shots. Tanks and reels can be had cheap used, chemistry is inexpensive, and you only need something like a changing bag to load your film in - the processing can be done in room light once the film's in the tank.
3. As an alternative, try a C-41 process chromogenic film like Ilford XP-2 for the time being. You get high-quality B&W negatives, but don't have to pay out the ass for lab processing because you can just take it to a one-hour photolab. Shoot it at a slightly lower exposure index (125 works well for XP-2) for better negatives.
4. Just keep shooting and don't listen to dickheads who tell you otherwise.
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