Exchanging Money (Or Not)

Alex Scene February 6, 2016

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So many people showed up for the Korean festival in Houston last week. I was happy to see it because I think more people should experience Korean culture. In Texas, aside from a few pockets like Houston, there is not a lot of examples of Korean culture so this festival is important. I am glad I could see it and I hope that it grows even bigger in years to come. That being said, it was shoulder to shoulder packed this year.
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Shot on Cinestill 50D.
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A random alley in Houston Texas. Shot on Portra 400 with the Fujica GW690.
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Part of the struggle of film is dynamic range. I really didn't know how to meter this shot. The alleyway was extremely dark, and the sky really bright, and I needed both to come through in the image. With digital, it really wouldn't have mattered. As long as I got the sky close enough to a good exposure, I could have brought the shadows up and gotten a well exposed image. With film that isn't the case. Ideally you want to expose for the shadows with film, but I was afraid the sky would be blown out. So instead I metered more for the sky and a little less for the alley. This is what I got. It is not what I was going for, but it works, and the amount of detail you get with such a large negative is just crazy.
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Korean festival '18 in Houston. Shot on Cinestill 50D. I had never shot this film before so I wasn't sure what to expect. It certainly is not like Cinestill 800T. I shot the 120 version of it and was a little worried because both of my medium format cameras do not have a built in meter. However, I was surprised to see that everything turned out alright. I think I got pretty good scans, but I had no previous reference so I have no real idea how it is supposed to look.
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