Become a dv.com member, Click here to register!
    • Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views




    Results 1 to 8 of 8

    Thread: Ruined film?

    1. 09-16-2010 11:17 PM #1
      Motley
      Ukraine Motley is offline
      Dreaming Californication Motley's Avatar
      Join Date
      May 2010
      LD Count
      2
      Gender
      Location
      Under the Bridge
      Posts
      229
      Likes
      4
      DJ Entries
      6

      Ruined film?

      Hi guys,

      I am taking a photography class at my school and it's blacka nd white film. With my first roll, I had many problems. The edges were bent down when I went to roll it I noticed and when I developed it today, I saw taht only about four photos turned out well and the rest were blank. My teacher supposed it was either something wrong with the camera or with my exposure. What do you think it could have been? I didn't flash the film because the ones that turned out were in random spots all around.

      Could I have loaded the film improperly?
      Could I have under or over exposed?

      Can you please tell me about the light meter? I saw taht when I partially press the shutter, the meter goes up or down and I have fiddled aorund with it and mostly understand it, but I am wondering this- if I get the light meter in the middle, then it's optial settings, right? Is that how you decide the aperture and ss settings?

      Thanks!

      Credit to Puffin for this amazing work of art!

      Goals: Play with RHCP live, Play with firebolts, Fly around the world in ten seconds, visit each planet, become a giraffe, find a ship underwater
      Reply With Quote Reply With Quote  
    2. 09-17-2010 04:21 AM #2
      proxide
      proxide is offline
      Where did we go? proxide's Avatar
      Join Date
      Sep 2008
      Gender
      Location
      Saginaw, Michigan
      Posts
      166
      Likes
      5
      i might have been under exposed. black and white film goes black with light and white is caused by the shadow of whatever you picture is (i think). the film is like looking at invert color. but for the rest of your question... i'm not sure man.
      Dripping time into a seed that grows into the world and sprouts a fruit that ripens into humans. They stretch up into the sky looking for purpose, wandering when and if their time has come. Realizing the potential they have, they select their paths which weave in and out to make the good and the bad, the pure and the corrupt...
      Reply With Quote Reply With Quote  
    3. 09-17-2010 04:28 AM #3
      Motley
      Ukraine Motley is offline
      Dreaming Californication Motley's Avatar
      Join Date
      May 2010
      LD Count
      2
      Gender
      Location
      Under the Bridge
      Posts
      229
      Likes
      4
      DJ Entries
      6
      Awright... I just don't get how it could have been underexposed, since I was reading the light meter and using it. And if anything, I think it was overexposed because my film is just clear right now except for the four pictures...

      Credit to Puffin for this amazing work of art!

      Goals: Play with RHCP live, Play with firebolts, Fly around the world in ten seconds, visit each planet, become a giraffe, find a ship underwater
      Reply With Quote Reply With Quote  
    4. 09-17-2010 05:47 AM #4
      proxide
      proxide is offline
      Where did we go? proxide's Avatar
      Join Date
      Sep 2008
      Gender
      Location
      Saginaw, Michigan
      Posts
      166
      Likes
      5
      i'm sorry man! i'm really not a big help. i took a photography class once.... but it was like 3 years ago. and we used digital camera's. i'd go with your thought process and not mine, just because i'm really unsure of myself. sorry.
      Dripping time into a seed that grows into the world and sprouts a fruit that ripens into humans. They stretch up into the sky looking for purpose, wandering when and if their time has come. Realizing the potential they have, they select their paths which weave in and out to make the good and the bad, the pure and the corrupt...
      Reply With Quote Reply With Quote  
    5. 09-17-2010 06:18 AM #5
      Motley
      Ukraine Motley is offline
      Dreaming Californication Motley's Avatar
      Join Date
      May 2010
      LD Count
      2
      Gender
      Location
      Under the Bridge
      Posts
      229
      Likes
      4
      DJ Entries
      6
      alright thanks for trying to help, at least

      Anyone else?

      Credit to Puffin for this amazing work of art!

      Goals: Play with RHCP live, Play with firebolts, Fly around the world in ten seconds, visit each planet, become a giraffe, find a ship underwater
      Reply With Quote Reply With Quote  
    6. 09-17-2010 06:29 AM #6
      proxide
      proxide is offline
      Where did we go? proxide's Avatar
      Join Date
      Sep 2008
      Gender
      Location
      Saginaw, Michigan
      Posts
      166
      Likes
      5
      i doubt it man. theres like nobody in the art portion of this fourm. it's to bad too. art is an awsome thing, an exellent way for people to express themselves.
      Dripping time into a seed that grows into the world and sprouts a fruit that ripens into humans. They stretch up into the sky looking for purpose, wandering when and if their time has come. Realizing the potential they have, they select their paths which weave in and out to make the good and the bad, the pure and the corrupt...
      Reply With Quote Reply With Quote  
    7. 09-17-2010 09:50 AM #7
      plamadude30k
      plamadude30k is offline
      Member plamadude30k's Avatar
      Join Date
      Aug 2010
      LD Count
      1.5
      Gender
      Location
      Southwest USA
      Posts
      10
      Likes
      1
      I wish I could help, but I'm even more of a beginner than you are. I just got my camera and have yet to find a battery for the meter, so I haven't been able to take any pictures, much less develop them. Still, I do understand a little about film-if the film is clear, as you said, could it be that the shutter is just not actuating properly? You might not be exposing the film at all. That is, of course, if it's negative film (which I think just about everybody starts out on). A blank white picture would translate to a pure black subject, whereas a black picture would mean overexposure. Hopefully that helps a little?
      Reply With Quote Reply With Quote  
    8. 09-17-2010 01:11 PM #8
      Motley
      Ukraine Motley is offline
      Dreaming Californication Motley's Avatar
      Join Date
      May 2010
      LD Count
      2
      Gender
      Location
      Under the Bridge
      Posts
      229
      Likes
      4
      DJ Entries
      6
      I knew that, but thanks! I tried pressing the shutter without film in it to check if it works and it does work and I think properly, so I don't think that's the problem

      Credit to Puffin for this amazing work of art!

      Goals: Play with RHCP live, Play with firebolts, Fly around the world in ten seconds, visit each planet, become a giraffe, find a ship underwater
      Reply With Quote Reply With Quote  
    « Previous Thread | Next Thread »

    Similar Threads

    1. I ruined my first wild!
      By JeremyLeroy96 in forum Wake Initiated Lucid Dreams (WILD)
      Replies: 4
      Last Post: 05-11-2010, 05:45 PM
    2. My Most Lucid Dream Was Ruined
      By jaasum in forum Lucid Experiences
      Replies: 4
      Last Post: 09-15-2008, 07:29 AM
    3. Dad Ruined WILD
      By mdf92 in forum Attaining Lucidity
      Replies: 5
      Last Post: 08-14-2008, 05:10 PM
    4. Darkness ruined my LD
      By lucid_wonderer in forum Lucid Experiences
      Replies: 5
      Last Post: 03-26-2005, 06:32 AM

    Bookmarks

    Posting Permissions

    • You may not post new threads
    • You may not post replies
    • You may not post attachments
    • You may not edit your posts
    •  

    Forum Rules