Digital BW, The Print

I should probably clarify.  I didn't mean using digital to proof Polaroid.
But for someone who is learning portrait lighting setup (against my will),
it seemed to make sense to experiment with a digital camera and a notebook
to see what combinations worked, learn to use the flashmeter, etc., instead
of using a lot of Polaroid.  Then after the learning curve is over and the
time came to set up and make an image for real, you would have some
additional assurance by observing the positive on a test shot.   In
anticipation of this assignment, I did take a class in photographing people
with Martha Casanave (www.marthacasanave.com) only to find that she uses
available light...BTW even though she prints only silver, she thought my MIS
quad prints looked great.

  --Ken


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Atherton" <timatherton@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:06 PM
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Little OT -- Polaroid 55


> > thing, the quickest way to experiment with lighting.  Since it is a
studio
> > setting, won't it work to plug a point and shoot digital camera, like
the
> > Olympus C4000 into a notebook and get instant feedback?  Then you could
> > calibrate to 55PN with a flashmeter once you get the formula
> > down, burn one
> > to verify that the print is indeed light, then use the film to get a
great
> > negative.  That's probably what I'll try.
>
> LOL
>
> I love this for years I have used Polaroid to proof for film (and of
course,
> quite often with type 55, just used the polaroid itself)
>
> Now we are using digital to proof polaroid... :-)
>
> This has given me almost as much of a chuckle as the digital shooter
asking
> how to develop B&W film, as they've never used film before....
>
> tim
>
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