NCTC Second Class Meeting

With a grand total of two students, it didn't take too long to review their photographs, review and deliver the next assignment.
LOOKING AT IMAGES - Some exposures were off - either under or over exposed. In negative language that translates to "thick" or "thin" negatives. If you look at a particular negative and it is easy to see through the entire field of that frame ... generally, that is considered a "thin" negative. Most labs make money on prints, so they will try and print thin negatives anyway. And many times a lab in this modern era can save a thin negative. On the opposite end of the exposure spectrum are "thick" negatives. Thick negatives are difficult to see through and very difficult to print as the exposure times have to go very long to "burn through" a thick negative. However, labs will still try to deliver a print from a thick negative no matter how bad it is. That's how they make money.

Both thick and thin (over and under exposure) apply to digital photography - less the negative! Learn to make a good exposure on film and that skill translates cleanly into the digital realm.

REVIEW - Rehashed meaning and function of F.Stops and Shutter Speeds -- their mechanical and stylistic functions.

ASSIGNMENT - Illustrate an understanding of shutter speeds and what their stylistic function is.

Overall, processing and prints from the Photo Place were satisfactory for educational purposes.

Those of you seeking class documents must e mail me and I will send them in response.