Yup - that's all par for the courseggriffi said:Thanks David. I just wasn't sure about that part of it. And I am sure I going to make some mistakes anyway. :confused:
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Frank Petronio said:You could interpret your question many different ways. Before opening up any film boxes, do yourself a favor and do a "dry" run, without any chance of ruining your film.
Set up your camera as if to take a photo of something with lots of light, ideally with the light source (the sun) to your side. If you open up the lens and have the camera set up right, you should be able to focus on the ground glass. ANYTHING will serve as a darkcloth, but obviously the more opaque and dark it is, the better it will be at shielding your eyese from extraneous light, allowing you to see the image on the ground glass easier. Some of us buy $100 handsewn contraptions - others of us use an old black t-shirt. Great photos have been made with both.
Practice composing, focusing, and moving the camera. Pretend to insert an (empty) film holder and make an exposure. Doing it without knocking the camera of out position or doing something silly takes some practice.
Frank Petronio said:As for film holder cleaniless, try your best but don't get anal, at least at first. Work towards get proper exposures and processing, and shoot alot so you don't bog down or lose enthusiasm too quickly.
Frank Petronio said:They actually used to make retouching tables that vibrated the negative slightly so that the retoucher could hold the brush (or blade!) in place and make a very fine fix.
We have one of these beasts at our school but no one has used it in many years, from what I know. I was told that it was specifically for using a blade, and I couldn't imagine it being of any use. I can see if you used a brush how it could be useful. Unfortunately, it does not have the capacity to magnify, so you are still challenged in trying to see what you are doing.Frank Petronio said:They actually used to make retouching tables that vibrated the negative slightly so that the retoucher could hold the brush (or blade!) in place and make a very fine fix.
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