every time i get my film developed Some of the pictures end up really grainy :/
i use iso200, so that shouldnt be the problem -
and i i use correct exposure from the camera-
what other reason could there be??
help..im spending 5pounds for ****
2006-10-30 02:25:45 · 3 answers · asked by Pied Piper 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
The answer is that your pictures that look grainy are underexposed. Not enough of the grains in the film were developed to make a solid image. Sometimes even the best light meters are confused by light sources in the image area and try to average out the exposure to compensate, leaving the rest of the image dark and grainy. Light meters work by averaging the image area out to a middle gray tone. If you look at those particular negatives, they will look thinner than the other ones, more clear.
If your subject has light behind it, try giving the picture 2 stops more exposure. With film you are way better off overexposing than underexposing. If your camera has a Program setting, it should allow you to set it for +1 or +2, which is how you get more exposure than the light meter thinks you should get. Just remember to set it back when you're done with that particular set up.
2006-10-30 05:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by Teddie M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ISO 200 shouldn't give you grainy images unless you're not setting the ISO correctly (does the camera change the ISO automatically for you by reading the film's DX?). What camera do you have? There's really little detail for us to reply to.
2006-10-30 11:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a different film
2006-10-30 10:30:23 · answer #3 · answered by sugarpacketchad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋