Did you know ?????? Useless Fact of the Day

[photobackpacker]

And despite being aware of the 300,000km per second it travels at, you still quickly turn them off again, hoping your paper will be ok if you're fast enough... everytime! :rolleyes:

Famous commercial photographer, the late Dean Collins spoke of studying photography in Europe and of being on a field trip. He inadvertantly opened his 35mm before rewinding the film. Seeing this, he quickly slammed the cover closed. As fate would have it, his professor was right beside him and witnessed this. The distinguished gentleman turned to him and said: "Mr Collins, it is not the shutter speed but the aperature."

Sure glad that has never happened to me ........... (ahem)

 

[eagleowl]

when taking photos...

...always remember to put film in your camera-DOH! :rolleyes:

 

[garryl]

...always remember to put film in your camera-DOH! :rolleyes:

corrillary; alway remember to put the negative IN the enlarger BEFORE turning it on or your "lab buddy" won't be.

 

[jovo]

Leaving your darkcloth at home insures it will remain clean. Cutting the bottom out of the paper bag your six-pack was in to put over the gg allows successful viewing, is disposable, and eliminates a pesky exrtra step in getting to your beer.

 

[Dr.Kollig]

On fire (only in the picture)

in the series best practises for turning unwanted/unexpected light in your advantage:

When photographing on an overcast day, you can easily add more drama (randomly positioned in height) to the sky, for exposed negatives on the take-up spool, by quickly opening your 35mm camera back for 0.5 seconds.
This method only works for pictures shot in portrait

Oh I need to load some more film in the camera, too bad I picked the wrong camera opened the back and closed it very fast. So on this film the picture of the lady in a black/red corset the lower end looked reddish yellow like on fire, was the best picture on that film. (Crossed E6). That is the clue of the wild covers on my Leicas, no chance to mix up...

Friday was bloody raining so I packed the exposed film in the jacket...later that day...I cleaned out the jacket just to see that somehow I had managed to pull 30 cm from the film out of the can...

Wolfram

 

[Jorge]

The best way to save on batteries and keep your meter in pristine condition is to leave it at home....

 

[photobackpacker]

Does your cell phone automatically light up when you get a call? Isn't that a wonderful feature. When you are in the dark room loading film holders it lights up the room with remarkable bright light. "No, dear, I wasn't swearing at you - really......

 

[NikoSperi]

Does your cell phone automatically light up when you get a call? Isn't that a wonderful feature. When you are in the dark room loading film holders it lights up the room with remarkable bright light. "No, dear, I wasn't swearing at you - really......

I discovered that "property" when I was in the habit of using my cell phone as a timer for film developing. Half way through a long push, the phone rang and I discovered the countdown timer stopped during a conversation. I had to count through another 6 minutes while at the same time trying to talk to my mother...

 

[philldresser]

Negatives stick to selotape very well.

 

[jim appleyard]

When you go hiking with your camera, make sure the lens is attached to the body when you put it in the pack. A camera body with no lens isn't very useful.

 

[garryl]

20! count them 20!

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[David]

Leaving the tripod head screw at home and trying to balance an 8x20 camera on the tripod head provides an opportunity to test rarified levels of dexterity and holding your breath.

 

[Tach]

Leaving the yellow filter in the lens after shooting B&W is a quick way to add atmosphere to your color shots.

 

[medform-norm]

20! count them 20!

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I really like this bit on the website:

"THIS IS NOT INTENDED AS SERIOUS ADVICE. It is satire - a joke - a spoof. Only in America would such a warning be needed..."

Reminds of what my Polish friend who taught art in the States told us. Whenever he was making a joke, he got into the habit of saying at the end it 'just kidding'? Otherwise he'd get knifed or his eyes scratched out.

 

[philldresser]

Forgotten 9V batteries and a set of keys in your trouser pocket leads to a very warm battery and strange warm (OK hot) feelings where you don't want them.

 

[Andy K]

While working in your kitchen/darkroom, it is not a good idea to get a beer out of the fridge while exposing a print...



... live and learn, lol!

 

[laz]

While working in your kitchen/darkroom, it is not a good idea to get a beer out of the fridge while exposing a print...

... live and learn, lol!

LOL, there are mistakes and then there are sublime mistakes, this is one of the latter!

-Bob

 

[Poco]

Always use pliers to open 35mm canisters in the dark and pull with all your might until it opens with a jerk, sending the film flying. Award yourself one point for every minute spent groping on the floor finding it, 50 bonus points if it lands in any open container of liquid.

 

[Roger Krueger]

Always use pliers to open 35mm canisters in the dark and pull with all your might until it opens with a jerk, sending the film flying. Award yourself one point for every minute spent groping on the floor finding it, 50 bonus points if it lands in any open container of liquid.

100 bonus points for hearing it hit the cat box, 250 bonus points for realizing 20 minutes later that it must have bounced back out.

 

[Shmoo]

While working in your kitchen/darkroom, it is not a good idea to get a beer out of the fridge while exposing a print...



... live and learn, lol!

Yeah, but if you practice, practice, practice this, you won't care later!

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

While working in your kitchen/darkroom, it is not a good idea to get a beer out of the fridge while exposing a print...



... live and learn, lol!

So have you put a safelight bulb in your fridge yet?

 

[titrisol]

When heating soup n the microwave the peas, carrots and potatoes are far hotter than the liquid!

 

[argus]

Yesterday evening, while testing a newly homebuilt camera-back with paper:

Open paper box under safelight
cut 2 sheets to 4x5
insert into filmholder
close darkslides
switch to room light
test camera
go back to darkroom and discover the paper box still opened with 90 sheets of paper exposed to room light.

Crap!

 

[Andy K]

Ouch!

 

[Calamity Jane]

Experimenting with some tintypes awhile back, open box of almost 40 plates, phone (in the next room) rang. Closed up film holder and went to answer phone. Came back to realize cover wasn't properly seated on box of plates - all fogged.

(Not so much the cost but the WORK! order thin steel sheet, cut, clean, prime, paint, coat with emulsion, dry - nothing salvagable )