Sorry, forgot to include John's links.
Henrik
Went to a friend's wedding last month. The OM-1n and OM-2s were
tied up with other films, so I loaded some B/W+400 in different body
and put a potato masher flash on it to create a PJ effect . . .
something different from the color negative shot by everyone else.
These two show critical timing. Weddings are loaded with important
images that have only one shot at it, then it's gone forever. The
scans were done from small proofs on a dirt cheap flat-bed which has
some pincushion distortion. Should have used Tri-X. Read the
camera used at the bottom (knob wind and a tiny viewfinder with an
RF spot). OM content: the potato masher was a BG2 with a T-32 in
Normal Auto; ran the BG-2's PC cord to the PC socket on the camera
back.
http://johnlind.tripod.com/zi/gallery/contax31.html
http://johnlind.tripod.com/zi/gallery/contax32.html
The lucky part? I got the timing right. The knowledge part? Had
an idea where to stand, got there in advance (of everyone else), and
paid most attention to deciding beforehand when to consciously
release the shutter (to compensate for reaction time and camera lag).
BTW, using B/W is an idea for those attending weddings who want to
create something different (not as the official photog). In
retrospect, Tri-X, maybe without the K2 filter (increased contrast
slightly), might work better. When using a "potato masher" keep in
mind which way the shadows will fall. They will be in the
photogaphs (it's part of the PJ "look"). Select point of view and
compose accordingly.
-- John
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