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> ”He makes exposures at 1/5th of a second, has to junk two-thirds of his negatives,” That’s quite impressive especially given the subjects and shutter speed;
by GuiA 8y ago
> ”He makes exposures at 1/5th of a second, has to junk two-thirds of his negatives,”
That’s quite impressive especially given the subjects and shutter speed; if I get 1/3 of negatives I’m happy with on a 120 roll, it’s a very good day indeed.
- sizzzzlerz 8y agoIn his case, motion blur given live subjects would be a common problem, resulting in trashing two-thirds of the photos. With a modern camera and sensitive file or sensors, you can shoot at much faster shutter speeds for the same amount of light. On a given shoot, I may take 250-500 shots of which, unless I screw up, almost all are technically fine (correct exposure and focus) but only a handful turn out to be keepers for aesthetic reasons. But then, I shoot mostly landscapes which tend not to move around too much.
- svachalek 8y ago"120 roll" refers to an early 20th century camera technology. I've never worked with anything near that old but I had the same thought, getting 33% keepers under the circumstances is pretty amazing.