For the Summer 2017 edition of the ShootFilmCo Print Exchange, I traded prints with Isadora Mustata—I think she’s on Twitter and Instagram, maybe—somewhere in California. She got 3 4×6 prints of rather random stuff; I got 2 Instax Wide photos and a Spectra-size Impossible shot. I think I got the better end of the deal. …
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I usually stay away from people when I shoot. If I catch someone’s eye, maybe I smile, but I usually try avoid eye contact, if I can help it, and I almost never think to ask for a portrait on the rare occasions that I interact with strangers on the street.
I’m not sure what it was I read, maybe this post on the MastinLabs blog, but I decided to shoot a roll of Porta 160 at 320… I’m not sure I see a huge amount of difference between 160 and 320, and I didn’t a/b it or anything, and I haven’t shot a huge amount …
When using the sports finder on your TLR, remember that, much like the viewing lens, it doesn’t show you what the taking lens sees, and so you need to make sure things aren’t protruding into the frame, like the strap did here. :facepalm:
The July 2017 edition of the #summerfilmparty comes to a colorful, patriotic, end with a nice roll of FPP RetroChrome 320 (now, after further testing, known as FPP RetroChrome 400).
The Sprocket Rocket loves light. I mentioned this before. So Labeauratoire [kromiəm] 500 plus bright sunshine (and bright color) at the 4th of July parade should be just about perfect… And it was!
Mr. Brown, ISO 6… There are slower black & white films out there, but not in my fridge. I shot a roll a few months back with good results. It’s July in TX, so there should be plenty of sun, and the 4th of July means a little small town-type parade in Irving… Sounds perfect …
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