black and white is driving me nuts... i cant get a stinking good indoor shot. Not even when i am in a room with LED lighting.
Is there just some jinx on me, or do i need a particular film
LED lighting is terrible. Very lumpy, uneven spectrum. Terrible for humans eye regulated hormonal system and terrible for photography. Even so called high CRI bulbs.
im tired of the fact that everything either comes out with totally blown high lights,, or is looking to be what most exposure chrts would say is 3-4 stops UNDER exposed.
Probably so. Also, be aware that certain light conditions will get the mentioned results will any film, like strong direct daylight on a otherwise dark environment.I think you need a particular film to be jinxed.
I would say you need to start working with the light...not just the room.
im tired of the fact that everything either comes out with totally blown high lights,, or is looking to be what most exposure chrts would say is 3-4 stops UNDER exposed.
I suspect @Helge is referring to the influence of blue light on the human endocrine system. In particular it was found for instance that exposure to blue light tends to increase cortisol levels in humans. .
Not to be flippant, but it simply sounds like you need to expose more and develop less.I'm tired of the fact that everything either comes out with totally blown highlights, or is looking to be what most exposure charts would say is 3-4 stops UNDERexposed.
The evidence seems to be limited as yet
Is this only certain kinds of LEDs or do all LEDs emit blue light even those in bulbs such as household bulbs that are in the warm part of the spectrum?
You could also do your experimenting with an equivalent digital camera, set to the various ISO speeds you might use for film. Then you will have instant feed back and can more easily fine-tune your technique before committing to film.You can use any film speed you like, if your interior lighting will allow it, for example simple quartz work lights, which was a favorite of an architectural photographer I worked with on occasion, portable camera flash strobes, from Vivitar to Speedatron to Broncolor to today's common LEDS.
YOU on the other hand, must practice placing accurate values within the screen, positioning lights, reflectors, boards and screens, and hand Kettering, both with Flash/Ambient and ambient spot metering.
You must be able, for example, able and experienced in multiple flashes from strobe type lighting, say in a darkened room, that needs, say eight separate flashes to get accurate results and the ability to keep up with what you've done, which is surprisingly easy to loose account of in a long period of multiple strobings, even for the most experienced photographer.
Interior shots are no mystery, just a technical smorgasbord of opportunities to try out, inside your space.
If you bulk load 35mm, make up some 12 exposure rolls, using recycled tails and toungs, and keep a camera & meter, in use around your person for making readings & shots daily, with notes of what you wanted to what you printed, every week or less.
Train up with your kit and relax, leave the expert books aside and focus on making exposures with the most basic photographic method and you'll get the hang of it soon enough.
You could also do your experimenting with an equivalent digital camera, set to the various ISO speeds you might use for film. Then you will have instant feed back and can more easily fine-tune your technique before committing to film.
What does it do to the human eye regulated hormonal system?
Thanks
pentaxuser
As already pointed out, a little experimentation is necessary along with a light meter. Eye and brain adjust to the relative intensity of light. Restaurants, bars, and coffee shops are usually much darker than they seem to the eyes. If you shoot often at the same place the camera settings will usually be the same. One exception for me is a coffee shop on corner of block with huge windows. There sun and weather do make a difference. I know exactly the settings for NYC and PATH subway cars.
I would also wonder about the OPs film processing. Of course one can always use flash indoors, but the pictures won’t look the same. Not better, not worse, but different. I haven’t owned a flash for many decades but that’s just me.
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