----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Brogden Subject: Re: Color is So Much Easier
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > First of all, I never said that B&W negative didn't have a decent > > exposure latitude. However, similar results aren't exact results. > > The difference between a good photograph and a great photograph is > > found in the subtleties. While a film may have a wide exposure > > latitude, there is very little latitude for precise exposure - the > > exposure needed to get exactly what you want on the film. > > This is true for colour film as well as B&W. Bracketing colour shots to > ensure the best exposure requires no less skill than bracketing B&W ones. > Again, it comes down to the photographer and technique, not to film type. Not quite, Chris. If we explore the question of film type by reversal/ colour neg/B&W neg, then film type is very significant. The nature of black and white gives the photographer comparatively infinite conrol over the negative compared to the colour films. Colour processes are relatively static, pretty much one size fits all. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
