35mm Film Camera Black and White Photo Example

Project Title of Photography

Photography of the Other Side of Tokyo Japan

Series Title of Photography

Facade Series

*This category contains black and white 35mm film photographs of the “Facade” series in the “Series Title of Photography”.

Title of Photography

A small bar in the back alley in Nihonbashi,Tokyo,Japan

Landscape and Architecture Photographing Location

NIHONBASHI TOKYO JAPAN

*In this category, black and white 35mm film photographs taken in “NIHONBASHI” in “TOKYO” in “JAPAN” in “Landscape and Architecture Photographing Location” are posted.

Shooting Data

Shooting Date：11/30/2020
Camera & Lens：PENTAX LX 35mm Film Camera SMC PENTAX-M 40mm F2.8 Lens
Film：Rollei Retro 80S 35mm Film Roll
Developer︰PMK Pyro Developer（solution B sodium carbonate）
Dilution︰1+2+100
Time︰24°C 5min30sec
Agitation︰30/15/1
Digitize：SIGMA SD15 Digital Camera with Nikon Slide Copying Adapter ES-1

Thinking About This Photograph

 I took a photograph of a small bar in a slightly lonely place, a little away from the station in Nihonbashi-Ningyocho.

 It’s a featureless bar, but I thought that darkening the overall tone would make the photo look good, so I set the exposure a little underexposed and RAW developed so that black was the optimum tone.

 For digitized images, you can freely adjust the tone curve, brightness, and contrast by manipulating each parameter, but I also finish the digital image so that it has the same tone as when straight-printed on baryta photographic paper.

 Therefore, this photograph can be finished with the same tone with gelatin silver print.

 I don’t think there is anything more boring than “over-adjusted photos”.