I recently went on a course to use studio lighting.
Everyone else had digital so were able to view the effects of different lighting set-ups.
I was the only one using film and was, literally, shooting in the dark.
Now that polaroids no longer exist, how do film users preview their lighting effects?
Many thanks in advance for all help and advice
Shoot straight to the computer and see what you're shooting. Either by being tethered or blue-tooth to the computer
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Margaret Atwood
In my humble opinion there's nothing you can do. Unless more modern film cameras can be connected to a computer as Fen seems to suggest.
I assume that you are shooting on medium format if so you can still get Fuji FP-100C (Colour) and FP-100B (B&W) film packs. Another way to see lighting effects would be to shoot digital for the test shots, yes it will not be the same camera and lens but it may help with lighting. Polaroids always had different contrast to the film you were shooting and were only ever a guide.
Nope, didn't suggest that. I just read the OP's post wrong.In my humble opinion there's nothing you can do. Unless more modern film cameras can be connected to a computer as Fen seems to suggest.
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Margaret Atwood
come on guys... how have things been done for years?
Light meter one side of the subject, then the other, then above, below, on the top, on the background...
Then you start to get a picture in your head, the subject is perfectly exposed but one side has about half a stop less light, the background is about 5 stops less than the subject, good, the bottom is about 1 stop darker than i would like it to be so i'll add a reflector there - visualise what the light meter is telling you, if you have a dslr handy to preview results then do, but be wary, as results can differ even more than the look you might get from polaroids...
Using tungsten lights there is no problem as you simply use your eyes and a good exposure meter.
With flash you use the modeling lights in the same way.
If you are using cut film you can can even do a rush process.
Never was a problem in the past.
Polaroids were to keep clients happy as they could not "see" the lighting.
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