Exposure Record

[benjiboy]

I use a pocket hard disc micro recorder to record my thoughts about exposures and weather conditions if I want to, I find keeping exact written records of each shot a pain that becomes a rod for your back to maintain it.

 

[MattKing]

You may find that most of the information recorded will only be valuable to you at certain times, and in certain circumstances.

Situations like when you are learning to expose and develop and print your own film, and when you are testing new to you films, equipment and other materials and procedures.

So it would be a good idea to have both a means for recording the data in those circumstances, and to have developed the habit of recording it.

Once you have dialed in your procedure, equipment, materials and understanding of the process, you can decide whether or not to continue with the data recording and, if so, when.

 

[zackesch]

I can see this being useful when I pick up my yellow, orange and maybe red filter to learn what they are capable of doing.

 

[zackesch]

Now, that the exposure record is where I like it for learning purposes, what would be the recommended information for print records? I have not printed yet, but will be in the very near future.

 

[Truzi]

More or less the same information for prints (lens, f-stop, exposure time, paper, developer, etc.) and include contrast filter or color-head filter settings. You would probably want to also note any dodging and burning you do if you intend to recreate a specific print.

 

[JBrunner]

A while back I created both an exposure record book and a printing record book. The printing book is irreplaceable. I highly recommend it, what it will teach you about your own printing is a tremendous thing, and worth doing for that alone.

The exposure record? Meh. I hardly ever look in it, and then only if I am nitpicking development.

 

[TXFZ1]

Neg #
Enlarger Height
Paper & Grade
Print Size
Enlarger/Light
Aperture/Lens
Basic Exposure
Developer(s)
Develop time
Dodging, Burning, Bleaching, and Toning


I have several columns in case of changing print size.

David