BetterPhoto Q&A: Traditional Film Photography

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  Pixel markings on reprints
Not sure if I can word this so it's understandable, but I'll try. I got some pictures developed & wanted to edit them & get reprints. I ordered them online thru Walmart and picked...
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September 09, 2005
 
  What is the best light?
My question is this... When would be the best time of the day to shoot a public building to bring out the building's architectural features (doors, windows,so on ? How do I avoid glares and ref...
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September 07, 2005
 
  Exposing correctly for outdoor wedding
I will be photographing an outdoor wedding in October and will be using color and black/white film. I am not the main photographer. I am an amateur having taken a one photography class back in co...
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September 11, 2005
 
  Manually advancing film
I accidentally rewound my film in my Nikon N75 after taking only five pictures out of a 36 exposure roll. I got the film part back out but am curious as to how to advance my film past those first ...
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September 06, 2005
 
  Landscape - film suggestion
I know I asked this a few months ago, but can't find the question. I purchased the Portra film to do people pictures, but I can't remember the name of the film that was best for outdoor sc...
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September 07, 2005
 
  promaster lenses
Does anybody have an opinion or experience with Promaster lenses? I know that Tamron manufactures them, but I want to know if they are worth trying....
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September 06, 2005
 
  How does this look?
My first hand-tinting job...this photo was originally black and white Ilford FP4 and I scanned the neg on my computer and changed to RPB color and hand-painted everything. Any constructive critici...
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September 09, 2005
 
  Some portrait questions about these I tried.
I took some photos of my wife and I last weekend and developed them and when printing didn't really like them. I was wondering if anyone could give me some basic advice on these pics. Exposur...
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September 06, 2005
 
  PhotoFlow lifetime
So, I got about 3 boxes of darkroom equipment from a friend of my grandmothers. He had some old chemicals in the boxes but it got me thinking, do you think any of these would still work? He said so...
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September 03, 2005
 
  Special effects in pictures
I saw a wedding picture recently that was really neat. Would like to know how it was created..(wish I remember where I saw it)... the very center of the picture was the Bride & Groom. All aro...
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October 26, 2005
 
  Perfect Touch photographs
I had some pictures developed the other day. I had them sent out to a lab (2 day) and selected the "Perfect Touch" option by Kodak, which the store suggested. Got my 36 prints back & the bill...
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September 02, 2005
 
  Tips for Taking Wedding Pictures
This might sound like a dumb question, but to those of you that do paid weddings; do you ever use a tripod when taking the wedding pictures? We had a photographer (she's a hobby photographer, ...
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September 14, 2005
 
  loading developing tank and reels
Hi! I'm just starting a darkroom class and we haven't done anything so far besides talk about using the camera which I already know how to do. I want to have a jump on things for next week ...
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September 01, 2005
 
  Unique Wedding Photo
I saw a photo of a couple cutting their wedding cake. The photo was taken from the ground looking up, with the cake in the foreground and the couple behind the cake, in the background. The angle ...
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September 01, 2005
 
  flashes
I am not a professional and I just bought my first slr camera. It is a really good used one. It is a minolta SRT200. I don't know what kind of flash I need to go with this camera. it did no...
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September 01, 2005
 
  How to Properly Expose When using a Filter
How do you properly expose a picture when using a 2 stop graduated neutral grade filter?...
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September 03, 2005
 
  Looking for a photograph on the internet
Before my daughter's wedding I found a picture on the internet of a bride & groom cutting a wedding cake. The photo was taken from the ground, looking up - with the cake in the foreground ...
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August 31, 2005
 
  photoshop for windows 98
I wanted to purchase one of the photoshop softwares but upon reviewing the requirements, I noticed most of them require either win 2000 or XP. I have win 98... the dealer told me xp wasn't any...
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August 31, 2005
 
  wedding and fuji NPS 220 film
Anyone have any pro's or con's on using Fuji NPS 220 ASA 160 film for an indoor wedding using flash?...
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August 30, 2005
 
  Photo Ideas
A friend has asked me to take pictures of his kids in his police shirt, what would be the ideal place to take the picture with what background and any props. the shirt will be oversized what do I d...
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August 31, 2005