First Outing With Large Format Film
Not sure how well it went, but Sam and I went out to Bukit Gasing in PJ this morning, arriving at6:12am. He was there to shoot pictures for a freelance assignment he has, so I took the opportunity to see if I could shoot some nice sunrise on 4x5 colour slide film. As luck would have it, it was drizzling and cloud cover was 100%. Although the drizzling did stop and leave us enough time before sunrise to try our luck at some shots, we never did get to see the sun.
I had all the equipment that you see below squeezed into my LowePro rucksack. Missing from the picture is a 2nd film holder, which has already been sent off for processing and a tripod, which was carried separately.
No idea how well or badly the shots will turn out, but either way, it all counts towards learning to use large format effectively and become productive with it. Even loading the film was a bit of an experience! Key learnings from this morning’s session:
1. I need a better (sturdier) tripod, but I knew this already... and make sure you have a cable release.
2. When loading film holders, it is crucial that as part of the procedure, you remove ALL the dark slides from ALL holders first BEFORE beginning the loading process, regardless of whether you are loading in a dark room or a changing bag. This makes it easier to know which have been loaded and which ones have not. :D
3. Must remember to check out film characteristics BEFORE going out and using it!
The final image should look something like this ..
Sam in the undergrowth, taking his shots.
I had all the equipment that you see below squeezed into my LowePro rucksack. Missing from the picture is a 2nd film holder, which has already been sent off for processing and a tripod, which was carried separately.
No idea how well or badly the shots will turn out, but either way, it all counts towards learning to use large format effectively and become productive with it. Even loading the film was a bit of an experience! Key learnings from this morning’s session:
1. I need a better (sturdier) tripod, but I knew this already... and make sure you have a cable release.
2. When loading film holders, it is crucial that as part of the procedure, you remove ALL the dark slides from ALL holders first BEFORE beginning the loading process, regardless of whether you are loading in a dark room or a changing bag. This makes it easier to know which have been loaded and which ones have not. :D
3. Must remember to check out film characteristics BEFORE going out and using it!
The final image should look something like this ..
Sam in the undergrowth, taking his shots.
Labels: landscape, large format, photoshoot
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