Don't tell anyone I was taking a break from working on the list. Some people think I'm not allowed.
You can call volume portraiture a lot of things, but boring it ain't. You do learn a lot about lighting and posing, and you learn to make quick decisions. Don't take this the wrong way, but I don't know if you have the temperament for that kind of work. Hard to answer you on the other part of your message. Been a long time since I had a "dud" roll, but I'm a guy who edits as he shoots, so I don't have many frames I didn't intend to have. That said, you should really, at this point, wait until after you get the rolls back before deciding if they're duds. Even then, it's really difficult to read negatives, so you may want to investigate slides as a way to judge your progress. At 11:51 AM -040010/26/02, Brad Dobo wrote, or at least typed: >Weighing in a little late Doug! <g> But good to see you posting, and not >having to fiddle with the list (which to me has been working perfectly)! > >Interesting you brought up the 'volume portrait biz'. I was looking at >looking into..heh...doing that. Personally, I would find it boring, but one >would learn quite a lot about lighting and such, in the least eh? As well >as positioning your subject too. I could use that help! Heck, I'd be >willing to be an assistant for free. (Truth, people pictures scare me, I >like just about everything else) > >One other thing that sort of applies to your message. I've shot a lot, and >want to shoot much more. I've found that with certain rolls or trips or >events, I think, 'They aren't going to be good' so I take the roll to >someplace cheap. When I think I've got something good, I take it to a good >photofinisher. Is anyone else like that? I'll admit that some of the shots >on the 'bad' roll, actually are quite good. I've never had any problems >with the cheap ones, except the Price Club (Costco), where I tried twice to >get some Fuji HG 1600 film processed and they were more like test rolls, and >both times, their dumb machine ripped my negatives to shreds. So I guess >what I'm going after is, do any of you get the feeling you have a 'dud' roll >and don't want to pay top dollar to have it processed? Or should I, despite >the cost, always go to my trusted photofinisher? > >Regards, > >Brad Dobo At 11:51 AM -040010/26/02, Brad Dobo wrote, or at least typed: >Weighing in a little late Doug! <g> But good to see you posting, and not >having to fiddle with the list (which to me has been working perfectly)! > >Interesting you brought up the 'volume portrait biz'. I was looking at >looking into..heh...doing that. Personally, I would find it boring, but one >would learn quite a lot about lighting and such, in the least eh? As well >as positioning your subject too. I could use that help! Heck, I'd be >willing to be an assistant for free. (Truth, people pictures scare me, I >like just about everything else) > >One other thing that sort of applies to your message. I've shot a lot, and >want to shoot much more. I've found that with certain rolls or trips or >events, I think, 'They aren't going to be good' so I take the roll to >someplace cheap. When I think I've got something good, I take it to a good >photofinisher. Is anyone else like that? I'll admit that some of the shots >on the 'bad' roll, actually are quite good. I've never had any problems >with the cheap ones, except the Price Club (Costco), where I tried twice to >get some Fuji HG 1600 film processed and they were more like test rolls, and >both times, their dumb machine ripped my negatives to shreds. So I guess >what I'm going after is, do any of you get the feeling you have a 'dud' roll >and don't want to pay top dollar to have it processed? Or should I, despite >the cost, always go to my trusted photofinisher? > >Regards, > >Brad Dobo -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com
