Taylor's Black and White

I'm in a photography class at my school so i am going to be putting some of my photos on here.

The first one is just a color picture taken on a cheap digital to show the coloring of my pug


The second picture is a black and white taken in my backyard of both of my puppies and i also got my leg in the shot. THis picture shows my dogs personalities very well. This is my first attmep of taking and printing my own film. Any comments would be greatly apprieciated!!

http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/wilhamljts/?action=view&current=BeachTrip06067.jpg

http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/wilhamljts/?action=view&current=annieandmaggie.jpg

hehe.... love pug shots. Here is one of my Thor, thoroughly bored with being a model.... http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/7746thoryawn.jpg?4209(I'll be happy to remove link if you don't want others to post images in your thread! :lol:)

You said that you printed this yourself. Do you mean wet process? Or did you scan negatives and print? If wet, what chemicals did you use and how did you process? What kind of camera were you using for the B&W shot? What film? Were you using a camera with an AE mode and using it or were you making all settings manually? It has been so long since I was in any photograpy classes that I don't even have a clue as to what they start students with these days.

Will always be happy to talk about black and white photography. I have always found pugs are difficult to shoot without blowing out the highlights because of the black face with light fur.

aww....that's so cute.

My camera I have is a Canon Rebel. I took this using 400 speed black and white film. We developed the film, and then used the enlargers to blow up the image. Then we had to go through the whole developer, fixer, and stuff.

I manually set all the things myself. I really like the focus on it.

My camera I have is a Canon Rebel. I took this using 400 speed black and white film. We developed the film, and then used the enlargers to blow up the image. Then we had to go through the whole developer, fixer, and stuff.

I manually set all the things myself. I really like the focus on it.

I am very glad to hear that your class is going through trouble of learning the traditional film / wet process for B/W. So many younger folks will never know the satisfaction of working in a darkroom. There are so many nuances to working with the chemistry and it is just plain fun, to boot. There is nothing like watching an image slowly appear on your paper.

I am also glad to hear that you were manually making the camera settings. The more you do that, the more you will understand instinctively how your composition will be captured with the settings that you choose, rather than letting your camera make the choices for you. In black and white, especially, I am usually trying to capture a mood rather than a perfectly exposed image, and being able to change the composition by, say, throwing the background out of focus, or metering off of an object that is not framed as the center of the composition, just for examples, can really help. So, the more you know about how those setting interact, the more selective you can be in composing your shot.

Great work, and keep it coming. The more you shoot, the more you will learn and the better you will be able to capture an image that matches what you imagine it to be.

Digital technology is the downfall of fine art photography.

Long live film!

Yes, there is something specail about using purely manual photography. Even simply sending it to the store to be developped seems better than going digital, even though digital is better for snapshots.

I myself have a 1981 Nikon FE camera, the ford of cameras. My dad's manager used to try to scratch the lens of it, just to prove it almost impossible.

Just remember that patience is key. You will not get a roll of perfect shots everytime you shoot. Keep at it, and study different techniques. You will find the one that is right for you.

I wish I could afford a real camera, but sadly... no. Anyway, her's a couple of black and whites I took today of my living room.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h318/pinkzombi/Image028.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h318/pinkzombi/Image036.jpg
I've been sick so I was really bored lol.

Don't worry about the camera, you are doing just fine! I really, really like that second shot! The background through the pulled down window shade, with the foreground almost complete in silhouette just really draws me in. Great shot!

I rteaqlly like the second shot. I don't know why exactly but it looks really good.

Here are some of the photographs I took in high school. I don't have a scanner so I just used my digital camera. That's why there's a flash. These don't really give them any justice, but here ya go...

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/erincsullivan/photography/photography001.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/erincsullivan/photography/photography003.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/erincsullivan/photography/photography004.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/erincsullivan/photography/photography005.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/erincsullivan/photography/photography006.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/erincsullivan/photography/photography007.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/erincsullivan/photography/photography008.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/erincsullivan/photography/photography009.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/erincsullivan/photography/photography010.jpg

i like your work

Digital technology is the downfall of fine art photography.

Long live film!

Here here!!! I'm on my way to getting a photography major! I LOVE IT!!! 35mm cameras are so great you get exactly what you see through the lens, it dosn't adjust the lighting without your premission, or try and find a color balance! it just takes what you want it to!!! Digital is great speed wise, because you have it right away...but film is so much better!!!


just remember that patience is key. You will not get a roll of perfect shots everytime you shoot. Keep at it, and study different techniques. You will find the one that is right for you.

This is so true!!! If your lucky you get one or two good shots out of like 50. every now and then you get lucky on a roll and get a bunch...but not usually. Just keep ur chin up and keep trying!

also, snowyowl_ecs You've got a great eye! i really like your stuff!...um Pinkshark...i really encourage this hobby!!! the second shot is pretty good! Look at things from different angles and heights(So cool to see things at an odd view)!!! just a tip haha, um pictures are much more interesting if your focal point is not in the center of the image...have you heard about the rule of thirds?

I really like the second photograph. I have already taken a photography class last semester at school and am moving on to photography 2 next year so maybe i'll post some of my photography on here next year. Anyways i really like the darks and lights on that second photograph.

snowyowl i really like your shots! you've got a great natural eye!