November 2002

This is my first roll of B&W ever and I was rather pleased with many

of the shots. Unfortunately our scanner does not scan well and this

scanned shot is a little different than the actual shot. I do not

have a large budget but would like to investigate buying a new

scanner. Any advice? How about the photo? I took it using a yellow

filter. I don't know much about B&W but my husband had a yellow

filter and suggested that I use it. What would be different if I had

NOT used it? What part do filters play in B&W?

What took you so long to shoot black & white? Fun isn't it? I haven't found a scanner that does well with b/w either... especially scanning negatives. Filters with b/w film mainly effect contrast. Yellow and green can smooth out contrast while red intensifies it. Try a red filter sometime on a cloudy day. Have fun!

Isn't Black and white fun? A little fill would open up the eyebrow shadows on the man, and a faster shutter speed would have stopped the squirmy baby, so he/she (hard to tell in black and white) would appear a bit sharper.Kids are FAST! Overall a very good effort. Now go take some more pictures. (us old guys call it practice)

Skin is washed out, at least on my monitor

Hey Keri! Glad to see you're making progress!... Looks like you're on the right path.... you'll probably have more questions, but it looks like you're adapting well :)