Hi Ken, As noted in subsequent posts, one needn't do one's own processing to know how to adjust the exposure and compensate the development with conventional B&W when working with a lab You just tell them what you want. Couldn't be simpler. I Never said a word about using a lab to process film and make prints making one "less of a photographer."
Exposing for the subject is fine, as far as it goes, but it can be taken further, especially in B&W photography. If you, or anyone chooses not to explore the full potential of the medium, fine, be satisfied with lower quality results. But you don't have to settle for lesser quality. That was, in part, my point. Why would you not want to adjust the process to compensate for the exposure. It's beyond my comprehension. And what's the title of the image got to do with making a decent photograph? You said it was a difficult exposure, and accepted the quality of the image. I only offered a simple, time-tested solution to better results. It's not difficult. If you've not done it, try it. It works. Photography is about light, and knowing how to capture it and manipulate it to make an image. If you don't know how to do *that*, then you are "less of a photographer," regardless of who or where your film is processed and printed. I've got reams of shitty negatives because I hadn't learned how to properly expose and develop film. And I was at that time less of a photographer than I am now. And I am less of a photographer today than I will be next week when I learn another technique and develop my skills some more. Being a photographer does not stop when the shutter is released. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Proper Exposure ( wasRe: Ricky's Kung Fu Pose) > Hey Shel you again forgot that there are photographers out here that don't want > to do their own processing. Does that make them less of a photographer? > > My comments to Frank were based on getting as close to proper exposure as > possible in the camera with no process adjustments. Given the title of the image, > I thought he choose to properly expose the subject and not the foreground objects. > > I've always tried to expose for the subject. > > Kenneth Waller
