Colorblind

I just dropped off three rolls of black & white film at the shop. (Ilford) My aim in shooting black & white film is to present a photo such that the commenter will ask: “This is nice, but I’d love to see the color version. Could you post that too?” Thus allowing me to reply haughtily, “Ahem! This was black & white film. There is no color version,” aloud, while “You nimrod,” would be a silently implied afterthought.

Not really. I’m just trying to explore different avenues of photography. I’ll get the pics back in three days or so. I wasn’t even metering so I don’t know if anything will be worth sharing.

The above photo was shot in color on a digital camera. I decided afterwards that black & white was better for that portrait. The technical term for that process is “cheating.” I’ll never leave digital behind, but it’s fun to try new old things.

While at the shop, I picked up two rolls of Kodak Tri-X black & white film. A grizzly ASA 400 film with a documentary look. A friend once said that “Tri-X looks like a Marshall amp sounds.” I have heard of people buying Tri-X by the crate. Sounds like fun!

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