 Damian McAuliffe |
Grainy black and white photo's Hi, I want to take some b&w photo's around london with my Canon eos 300 some time soon and was wondering if there's a way to make my photo's come out with a grainy moody look without having to tell the processing people what to do. I'm using Kodak T-MAX 400 film. cheers for your help,
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Oscar |
Well you could push this film to 1600 and have it developed accordingly with some sacrifice in shadow detail. According to Kodak a one stop push to 800 requires no change in development. However, I would suggest Tmax 3200 developed in Tmax developer or Ilford 3200 developed in Ilford's DDX or ID11. If you are shooting low ligt situations the 3200 films will be a must, but be forewarned low light photography is some of the most challenging. Also consider the old-time method of pushing Tri-X to 1600 and 3200. Whatever you do shoot a test roll, bracket leaning toward higher exposure, take notes and develop film or get film developed in a consistent manner. Happy shooting!
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
Tri-X has the best looking grain around. But whatever you do (unless you are developing your own film) you're going to have to talk to your processing people. You will need to tell them to push process the film. Are you not on speaking terms with these people?
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Damian McAuliffe |
Cheers for your help, gents. I am on speaking terms with the developing guys, I just didn't know what exactly to ask for and didn't know whether it was a standard request. thanks again
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