First photo roll
Like I mentioned in my previous post, I had some extra film left for today but I ended up using it on random shots in Brooklyn as opposed to the bridge due to time limitations. Once I filled up my first roll I got them developed at Accurate Photo Shop. Film used is Kodak Ultramax 400. If $10 is the cheapest per-roll cost for high quality development, my hobby will soon cost more than a fancy digital camera...
Here are my favorite shots (the first one is my first ever!)
The biggest takeaways I got from this roll are:
It's worth mentioning that somehow, the viewfinder indicators that indicate the 4 corners of the shot moved. It might have happened on the subway as I was wiping down the lens since I realized it was covered with fingerprints. What I mean by is that I still see the crosshair at the center of the viewfinder, but the four "Ls" that indicate each corner have moved such that only two are on screen, and they are too left and too low. Since the crosshair remained at the center, I wasn't too concerned. I bought black and white film at the lab and used that on some more shots in Brooklyn, and it's also what I'm planning to use on my morning session tomorrow. Hopefully the color film will arrive while I'm working tomorrow so I can use it in my late-afternoon/night session!
Here are my favorite shots (the first one is my first ever!)
The biggest takeaways I got from this roll are:
- Drop the habit of taking the photos of the same thing 50 times - every shot costs $$$ so it's wasteful to take many similar shots. Thankfully I applied this lesson when I went to Brooklyn today.
- Shooting in the dark with no flash is less auspicious than you think.
- While shooting in daylight, try to capture dark and light in the same shot. For example, a shot becomes significantly more interesting if it includes some well-lit areas and some shaded areas. I feel these are what gave my daytime Brooklyn shots their character.
It's worth mentioning that somehow, the viewfinder indicators that indicate the 4 corners of the shot moved. It might have happened on the subway as I was wiping down the lens since I realized it was covered with fingerprints. What I mean by is that I still see the crosshair at the center of the viewfinder, but the four "Ls" that indicate each corner have moved such that only two are on screen, and they are too left and too low. Since the crosshair remained at the center, I wasn't too concerned. I bought black and white film at the lab and used that on some more shots in Brooklyn, and it's also what I'm planning to use on my morning session tomorrow. Hopefully the color film will arrive while I'm working tomorrow so I can use it in my late-afternoon/night session!
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