Mark Cassino wrote: > For me it all depends on expectations about results. > > Sometimes I shoot a roll (or a few rolls) and ask myself what single image > would be the best on it. Sometimes nothing comes to mind and I loose > enthusiasm and set the roll aside. This is with both B&W I do myself and > with slides that go to the lab. > > But if I think I got something, or (more often) if I hope I got something > but have doubts - then it's straight to the lab. >
I'm much the same in regard to how quickly I'll process a roll of BW film. Usually I'm anxious to see it and will process it immediately. I shot two rolls of my favorite model, Amy, this afternoon and processed them right after dinner. The negs (Delta 3200 on 6x7) look good, so I'll print at least a few frames tomorrow. I'll sometimes put off printing the selects for a couple of days. Quite often I don't print as many frames on a roll as I should, but I figure they'll still be there if I ever feel a need. (I have several thousand frames of my kids that I shot in the late seventies that I never printed. Every once in a while I pull out a neg file and print a few, but I'll never catch up. ) > > On a tangent - I have to say that I've come to really appreciate the > latitude that comes with developing your own B&W. It adds another step to > the creative process that's missing from color processing (unless, I guess, > you do your own color processing.) I find that scanning and digitally printing color negs or transparencies yields similar rewards in terms of the creative process. The mechanics of the scan and PhotoShop prep actually allow more control than BW development and printing. It's another way to have fun with photography. But there's still something special about those silver prints. Paul Stenquist - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
