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Photographing Ruins
Film choice is important for shooting long exposures in dark interiors. Good results can be achieved using
negative film, especially when the goal is to scan the images. While there are no hard rules, slide film can
get blocked up and become very dense from the many shadow areas making it difficult to get good scans.
With negative film the shadow areas of the photograph are the thin parts of the negative, usually making it
an easier task to pull detail from these areas. Negative film also has a wider exposure latitude allowing
several more stops of information to be recorded on film.
Check the film suggestions on this site for further recommendations regarding the latest information on
films. Pay special attention to the reciprocity characteristics of the film as well as color shifting over long
exposures. B&W film is an attractive option for shooting ruins, it will give a completely different mood to
the photographs than color would. B&W films archival stability is an added attraction.
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