My First Print

I actually missed the first time we went out around the school and took pictures. I came in during my free period to take pictures, and with such a broad subject, I had a hard time deciding what to photograph. It also happened to be the first time I had ever shot with a film camera, so it was somewhat nerve-racking. The weather wasn't ideal either. It was about to rain and the clouds had blocked the sun, so it very dark in the hallways.

Despite all of that, I went out and took some photos. Once the film had been processed and dried, I had to make my contact sheet and my first print. Several of my pictures turned out to be too dark or blurry, but a couple turned out. These are all my pictures:

I chose a picture of turtles to print because there was a lot of light where I photographed them and I liked the subject, rather than just a picture of a hallway or something like that. It took an entire class period and then some to actually get this picture to turn out. The water and area where the turtles are sitting is dark and the turtles themselves are dark, so I had to take that into consideration. To bring out the water and rocks, I used the lollipop tool and covered these areas for just a few seconds. This is my final print: