Contact sheet directions and video
Basic print: Going from film to photo presentation
Basic print instructions
Basic print video
Going from film to print
Test strips and making a basic print - follow these steps:
1) analyze your contact sheet to find the best negatives
* exposure-- best range of value?
* composition-- visual interest/ dynamic?
* personal voice-- subject matter? point of view?
2) set up your negative
*think about composition (size negative to fill frame, adjust position, zoom in/zoom out, horizontal to vertical?)
*focus (make sure film grain is in focus-- this is the most in focus it can be; if print is blurry, might have been out of focus in the camera)
3) test strip-- find best exposure time
*compare to your contact sheet to find best time; are you trying to match it? a little lighter? a little darker?