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Black & white film produces striking, stark, moody pictures that provide the viewer with
the passion and emotion that the photographer intended. Lighting and contrast become very important because they can be used dramatically in composition and content of the photography.
Black and white film, developing and printing can be done in your home. It is an inexpensive way to begin in photography. Color photography and printing can be very expensive. Learn and make your mistakes in black and white. It's cheaper than color. Learn to "see" light and "feel" the proper exposure. The light meter is only a mini computer and it can be fooled giving you the wrong reading. Bright light is always f16 over 1/ISO everywhere in the world.
Choose a film and use it for months. Learn everything about when it works best and when it
doesn't. How it handles shadow detail as well as the high lights. Study each film's grain pattern. Learn "pushing" and "pulling" film in shooting and developing. Minardi pushes Kodak TMZ 3200 to 50,000 ISO to shoot night games for the NFL. This allows greater depth of field, high shutter
speeds to stop the action, and good shadow detail at night. Please enjoy the feeling and mood of these black & white photographs.
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