Re: Proper Exposure ( wasRe: Ricky's Kung Fu Pose)

[Peter J. Alling]

I was going to be flip and say, "You are talking about Frank here." but 
I'll just say point well taken.

Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Any decent custom lab will adjust development time.  Frank, and anyone
else, has the option of discussing the exposure and processing times with
the lab tech, and, more important, working with them over time to establish
base lines for EI and processing times.  It does not have to be a hit or
miss situation.
Once again, in order to move from the poor results shown in Frank's recent
photo results to something a few steps better, it takes just a little
thought and communication, and a little knowledge about the subject of film
exposure and processing.  

Shel 


 

From: Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
   

 

Which is good advice, except Frank doesn't soup his own film.
Patrick Genovese wrote:
   

I agree wholeheartedly I too initally shied away from trying to 
learn/apply the zone system, but then got lucky and a friend showed me 
the basics and all i can say that it was an eye opener.  All it takes 
is a bit of practice.  One side effect is that it gets you into the 
good habit of always thinking of the exposure latitude of your medium 
and that maked a big difference.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And then there are those who are dismissive of Ansel Adams'
Zone System.  That's a shame, for he has a lot to teach, and while 
some say
the Zone System is overly complicated, once one understands it, even
     

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in a general manner, their results can improve substantially.
     


 


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