BetterPhoto Q&A: Traditional Film Photography

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  lIFESPAN OF UNUSED 35MM FILM
I have come accross several 135 x 24 exposure films, I am a total novice and was wondering if the above has a shelf life as I do not know how old it is....
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March 29, 2006
 
  Nighttime photo problems
I am fairly un-skilled with camera's so this will be a pretty basic question. I have a Canon Rebel 2000 and have found that I commonly have issues with Nighttime photos. When there is any time ...
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March 30, 2006
 
  Best Lighting for Still Life
Can anyone offer any advice on what lighting is best for indoor still Life? I am doing this for a class and as a project.My instructor suggested getting an aluminum reflector and using 250 W photob...
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March 28, 2006
 
  developing VELVIA films... ?
Hey All... I'm new to this...I'm interested in trying out a roll of Velvia film for my outdoor and nature works...ANy ideas on how to get the roll developed at the store (a professioinal ph...
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March 28, 2006
 
  film types and slide film
Hi, I shoot mostly digital but have a canon Elan 7 so id like to shoot some more film. My question is... I hear allot of people useing Velvia or provia and was wondering if I might try a roll to se...
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March 29, 2006
 
  Portable flash for medium format
HII have a medium format mamiya 645 and mainly use it with studio flash or ambient light. HOwever I am wanting to take some photos at a friends wedding and wan to invest in a flashgun. I have no ...
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March 27, 2006
 
  how do you know if your photos have been discussed
How do you know if your photos have been discusse short of going through all of the discussions?? Thanks...
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March 26, 2006
 
  Water in Motion ?
I have read somewhere, to take photo's of water in motion, like a stream or waterfall one should use a slow shutter speed setting. Can anyone tell me how slow as a starting point. 1/60, 1/30, e...
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March 27, 2006
 
  Wedding Photography ... Getting Started
Hi, I am a beginner in photography. I received an offer to cover a wedding of my friend on May 2006. I am having a Yashica FX3 + 50mm + 70-210mm(vivitar) and a Minolta 200 flash. I'd like advic...
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March 29, 2006
 
  advice for shooting in Jamaica
Hello. I am headinf to Jamaica for a week long trip and really wanna get out there and capture whats outside the resorts. I have a Nikon N75 with Tamron 28-80mm and Tamron 70 - 300mm lenses. I hav...
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March 27, 2006
 
  Art Leather Albums
I shoot Medium Format Film along with my Olympus digital camera. I use Perma Bound and Futura albums. But maybe I would like to phase in a digital album...any suggestions as to which Art Leather Pr...
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March 23, 2006
 
  Prom Photography
I need some help with prom portraits. I haven't done many portraits. What kinds of settings (backgrounds) should I shoot in? What film should I use? I was thinking of going for late-day time to...
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March 30, 2006
 
  horizontal lines before printing
All of my photos recently have had horizontal lines running through them. to see an example see the photo of the bird w/ the blue background in my gallery. I developed them at walgreens 1 hour and...
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March 25, 2006
 
  outdoor portrait film
99% of my work has been technical photography. I have a chance to do some work for a friend. It involves outdoor portraits and I am not sure what film I should start with.These will be day time ima...
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March 24, 2006
 
  Complaints
What is the best way to handle a scenario where a client hires you as the wedding photographer, picks up her proofs with no complaints, finishes the wedding package with no complaints, inspects the...
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March 20, 2006
 
  RC/Fiber printing paper
Hi! I'm looking to find a way to improve my fiber printing but I'm not sure if it's me or just what it looks like.I'm in my second semester of black and white darkroom photo and thi...
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March 20, 2006
 
  Vertical stripe through photos
I've taken about 12 rolls of film through and older Minolta SRT-100 35mm SLR. Most of the shots have turned out, but 4 shots on one roll displayed the orange, vertical stripe that you see in th...
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March 20, 2006
 
  Vertical stripe through photos
I've taken about 12 rolls of film through and older Minolta SRT-100 35mm SLR. Most of the shots have turned out, but 4 shots on one roll displayed the orange, vertical stripe that you see in th...
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March 20, 2006
 
  Uploading photo
I am new at placing photos on a web page so please pardon my ignorance. Actially, I am new at doing anythying digital and just starting to scan slides. What DPI should I use for uploading to a web ...
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March 20, 2006
 
  Slide scanning services
I have quite a collection of slides, some of which are good enough that I would like a high quality scan that I could print large images from. After pouring through reviews of film scanners and ge...
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March 18, 2006