{"id":56,"date":"2010-11-21T03:09:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-21T03:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a2nh.com\/blog\/?p=56"},"modified":"2010-11-21T03:09:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-21T03:09:00","slug":"grayscale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.a2nh.com\/?p=56","title":{"rendered":"Grayscale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/analox\/5193263723\/\" title=\"Admir\u00e9 by analox &#038; admir\u00e9, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Admir\u00e9\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4088\/5193263723_dfb2e3ddd1.jpg?resize=332%2C500\" width=\"332\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>One of the reasons I go back to film photography is to make BnW pictures on film, for real \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;m much inspired by those black and white (BnW) pictures from the past. There are some &#8220;mysterious&#8221; qualities in the photos: the tonality, the dynamic range and the film grain that are so pleasing to see. Reproducing such quality in digital photos has been a quest that I&#8217;m trying and has not yet &#8220;felt&#8221; it&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My first roll of BnW film, a Kodak T-Max 400, was mainly dedicated for some portraits of Phuong (<span>Admir\u00e9<\/span>). We spent one hour in the &#8220;studio&#8221; in our house, with a window light and one reflector. After sending the film to Fotohub lab for developing, I was really nervous about the outcome. Her birthday is coming and I don&#8217;t want to disappoint her with all bad pictures&#8230; So when the lab called and told me that the photos were ready, my heart went fast and I ran immediately there.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Here are the results. <\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/analox\/5193263505\/\" title=\"Admir\u00e9 by analox &#038; admir\u00e9, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Admir\u00e9\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4090\/5193263505_25b04e1415.jpg?resize=500%2C334\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/analox\/5193860060\/\" title=\"Admir\u00e9 by analox &#038; admir\u00e9, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Admir\u00e9\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4089\/5193860060_7366a4927c.jpg?resize=332%2C500\" width=\"332\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Somehow this one in the roll becomes one of my favorites, together with the first photo. Taken on a night we were going out. Not technically good at all, but&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/analox\/5193860348\/\" title=\"Admir\u00e9 by analox &#038; admir\u00e9, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Admir\u00e9\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4127\/5193860348_a8f7ac77d4.jpg?resize=500%2C332\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<p><i>Analox<\/i><\/div>\n<div><span>Ps: I think T-Max 400 is quite contrasty. Noted.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the reasons I go back to film photography is to make BnW pictures on film, for real \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;m much inspired by those black and white (BnW) pictures from the past. 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