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Film Photos (sketchbook)

Film Photos in Sketchbook


Over the weekend I have been experimenting with film and trying to take light trail exposures. My initial thought of light trails using film was that it wouldn't work. However, I did manage to get some good shots. Taking the photos was a lot of trial and error, as I wasn't able to take a test shot, as I wouldn't be able to see the photo until I developed it. I  overcame this by taking a test shot on my dslr and using the same settings on the film camera.


This is one of the photos I've taken from my sketchbook to write up about. I think that the composition has been well thought of, as the brick wall on the left, the light trail and the metal railings all leads to the far left of the photo. This shows that I've incorporated leading lines. The photo was taken at F20 with an 8'' shutter speed. One thing that I could have improved, is to alter the shutter speed, lighty faster, so there was less time for the lights to expand.  The image as it is has a lot of light pollution, as the smaller lights shine very brightly.  When I take future images I will experiment with different shutter speeds to see which creates the least pollution.

I printed the images on paper, I used a grade 3 on the enlarger which allowed there to be contrast from the light trails and the metal.

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