October 26th, 2005
First Roll of Film
Posted by
rdub in
Photography
My first roll of film ever came back today, and god damn must they have been confused about how to process it. I got some prints in matte, some glossy, and some had quadruple prints, others just one. How odd.
Anyway, at 25 out of 36 exposures worth of keepers (almost a 70% success rate for my first roll of film), I’d say it was a complete success. We’ll see how my color roll turns out. Not sure about the film I’m using (Fuji Superia 100), since I’ve never used it, but we’ll see.
One thing cool came out of the odd printing snafu: I learned that I like the matte finish better. At least for black and white.
w00t!
on October 26th, 2005 at 8:43 pm
For B&W matte is so much better.
Ditto for colour nature shots. For colour portrait (wel, any type of people shots) glossy tends t be better.
Also, if you are willing to go with slide film, I suggest Fujifilm Velvia 100 for nature/landscape/anything greeny. Fujifilm Provia 100 is good for most other things (people, architecture, etc), and it comes in a 400 version for lower-light situations.