A multitude of questions

Hello Everyone. I have several questions. I am shooting indoors and using black

and white c41 film. I will be using a flash. I will be using my canon ae 1

program stuck on 200 asa. I am technically overexposing it by one stop. I

usually shoot at 5.6 occaisonally I will open it up to f 4. Would I need to do

that with flash if I am "overexposing" it? Next question. I am looking for

Churches with nice stained glass also old churches like the wooden ones you see

in the midwest and gothic looking ones in the NY state/NJ/Pa areas? Any

particular formula for shooting stained glass. Question three. How to shoot

christmas lights and where is a place that has nice displays of lights in the

same above mentioned areas? Thank you.

You're gonna have to take some test shots I think, especially for the flash exposure, I made a flash diffuser out of the bottom of a rubbing alcohol bottle, and it helps bounce the flash around.

Tripod for the xmas lights, bracket...same for the stained glass

Is the camera stuck on Program or is it stuck on 200? If it's stuck on 200, just switch to manual mode and then close down one stop from what the meter says (assuming you are using 400 speed film.) As for what to shoot in NY/NJ, go into Rockefeller Center and you'll have more Christmas lights than you'll know what to do with, not to mention St. Patricks down the street.

When shooting Christmas lights, it should be done when there is still enough light in the sky to faintly illuminate buildings and trees. If there is enough incident light from street lights that would also help. Otherwise all you get is a black photo with points of light in it.

Hello everyone. Thank you for your answers. I should have mentioned that the indoor shoot is an event. I will be shooting people, a fashion show again to be exact. I will be using the 400 speed b&w film I mentioned I would be underexposing with a flash.