35mm Film Camera Black and White Photo Example

Project Title of Photography

Photography of the Other Side of Tokyo Japan

Series Title of Photography

Wall Series

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

Title of Photography

Unmaintained planting and outdoor units placed in front of an abandoned house 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：2/27/2022
Camera & Lens：PENTAX LX 35mm Film Camera SMC PENTAX-M 40mm F2.8 Lens
Film：Rollei Retro 80S 35mm Film Roll
ISO Sensitivity：ISO 100
Exposure Meter：Sekonic View Spot Meter L-438
Developer︰PMK Pyro Developer（solution B sodium carbonate）
Dilution︰1+2+100
Time︰24°C 5min30sec
Agitation︰30/15/1
Digitize：SIGMA SD15 Digital SLR Camera with Nikon Slide Copying Adapter ES-1

Thinking About This Photograph

This photo was taken in Nihonbashi-Tomizawa-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

There are no landmark buildings in Nihonbashi-Tomizawa Town. The city is lined with new buildings and new apartments.

An abandoned wooden house found in such an inorganic city.

I was attracted to the unmaintained planting around the air conditioner outdoor unit and released the shutter.

The area around this abandoned house was surrounded by new buildings and new apartments, and it seemed that only this place had stopped time.

In order to express this atmosphere in the photograph, I shot the Rollei Retro 80S film with ISO160 setting, enhanced the shadow tone, and made the highlights of the outdoor unit and the leaves of the plant stand out.

The exposure is measured using a spot meter, and the measurement method uses the “brightness difference exposure setting method” that I devised.

In the case of film photography, the “width of tone adjustment” at the time of photo finishing is narrow, so the tone of the photo is determined by the state of the negative film that has been developed and finished.

Therefore, it can be said that the exposure setting is the most important issue in order to finish the work as you imagined.