At times, I've carried the grey & colour patch page torn from my Kodak
colour manual & used it for the first two "wasted" shots on each roll,
taking the picture in the same lighting as the subject. I also put my name
and address on the card in case the roll got lost, and attached a cheap
digital watch showing the date & time.
I have a packet of "Kodak Color Separation Guides" (marked $1.95) which
contains 3 14" cards:
- grey scale (good for gamma/contrast control)
- color control patches (good for colour control)
- register marks
which printers use.
Unfortunately, my "grey" patches have yellowed slightly over the last 30
years (they apparently used photo paper and didn't clear all the hypo), but
the colour patches look good, even the white. They're now $30.35 (without
the register mark card) at
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/cinemasupplies/kodcolsepgui1.html and no doubt
many other places.
You could also shoot your camera bag or reflector for the first two wasted
shots to serve as a reference - grey bags preferred. Then when printing,
you can easily adjust your colour printing meter (or photo program) to a
standard setting to compensate the colour for lighting, development, and
film type. At least it serves as a base setting before you play with it.
If you do any of this, keep your lens slightly out of focus to make the
colours more even. I fill the negative with the card and try to make my
address somewhat legible.
Tom
On Friday, April 26, 2002 at 8:31, Wayne Harridge <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "RE: [OM] Velvia 100!" saying:
>
> > For example: Dirt. Average dirt will record as a variation of
> > gray (grey) with Kodachrome and normal Ektachrome. Velvia and
> > Provia records it as brown. Some print films will record it as
> > mauve. But all other colors may match. This isn't a saturation
> > issue, but how a film responds to both warm and cool tones.
> >
>
> So now as well as carrying an 18 0rey card, I need to carry a bucket of
> "average dirt" !
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