Black and White Photos

Although any color digital photograph can be turned into a BW photo through the magic of software, I still like to take photos with black and white film.  I shoot the photos, have the film processed and then scan the photos into digital format.  Currently I am using a Pentax P3 with a 50mm f/1.4 manual focus lens and a Minolta 3xi with a 28-85mm auto-focus lens.


I used to shoot a manual focus Pentax Spotmatic.  I had forgotten how much longer it takes to set up a shot with a manual camera.  The shutter speed and aperture must be adjusted to acquire the proper exposure.  Then the lens must be focused on the desired spot.  Then you press the shutter button.  Then you advance the film with the lever.  If your subject is a young child, they tend to get figity and lose focus while you are focusing.

Below are a couple of shots taken with the Minolta.

 Yucca and Puffy White Clouds

 Red Cactus Flower

 Red Cactus Flower

Yellow Desert Daisy.

The next set of photos was taken with the Pentax.  In all of the photos seen I had to "erase" scratches and dust spots that appeared on the negative.

 Lauren and Jocelyn goofing off.

 Jim Watson with Lauren and Jocelyn.

Jim Watson in his wood workshop.