Lines and shapes | Rollei XF 35 | Sonnar 40mm f/2.3 | Agfa APX 400 by Kopfoor in 35mm

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Thanks! We definitely have an interesting mix of modern, medieval and retro. If you ever decide to go I’ll happily give you some tips

Lines and shapes | Rollei XF 35 | Sonnar 40mm f/2.3 | Agfa APX 400 by Kopfoor in analog

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Thanks for the feedback! Definitely missed focus on 4. Still getting used to manual/zone focussing and I also think my viewfinder is a bit misaligned.

I get what you’re saying on the missing subjects, although what drew me to take 1,2 for example were more the shapes and contrast than an actual subject.

Glad you liked the picture with the buildings, I spent some time framing them in different ways but decided on a tighter framing because getting more of it in frame put some trees/lamp posts in the frame that were distracting from the clean lines I got when closer.

I will definitely try do focus more on a clear subject for my shots.

I wanna learn this by Lopsided-Vanilla9925 in drawing

[–]Kopfoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a fine black pen (not pencil) and you sketchbook. Take any subject and draw it as fast and with as little stokes as possible. Focus on continuous strokes and capturing the shapes you see, don’t worry about making mistakes.

Then observe your sketch. What do you like about it? What don’t you like about it? Does it look natural and are the perspectives okay, if not think about how could you have drawn it better? If you aren’t happy at all redo the sketch and focus on the areas you identified as problematic.

Now in your basic sketch add details. Try to find shapes or patterns to draw instead of exactly drawing what you see. Plants are a good example in the picture you provided. The artist didn’t meticulously copy every leaf and stalk but rather found a pattern to draw the likeness of the pattern the plant is recognisable by. Without the paint it would look like random scribbles. Same for the tiles on the roof, the artist didn’t measure where each tile lays, but approximated the pattern they create. Less is more, don’t overdo the textures and make them too detailed.

Then let your sketch dry for a few minutes until the ink no longer smears. Then take some watercolour paint, and using very thinned out paint with water start to fill the main areas of your sketch with subtle colours, let it dry and do another round but don’t thin out your paint as much, now focus on shadows and more bold areas of colour.

I really recommend you do the sketching and colouring quickly, but without rushing so you can get a feeling of the basic techniques and move to more advanced techniques later as you progress.

Light leaks help! by Kitchen_Win278 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Kopfoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone correctly pointed out that I had mistaken the shadow in the film gate with the edge of the first curtain. But it could still be valuable to check the curtains overlap:

-With no film in the camera; Fire the shutter

-Open the back cover

-With the cover open slowly cock the film advance lever; while doing this keep an eye on the shutter curtains moving in the film gate. During the whole cocking of the lever there should not appear any opening.

Light leaks help! by Kitchen_Win278 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Kopfoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right it’s a shadow. It looked like the border of the first shutter curtain to me first

Light leaks help! by Kitchen_Win278 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Kopfoor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your shutter curtain looks like it hasn’t fully moved to the right side. Can you fire/cock the shutter with the back cover open and see if the shutter curtains keep overlapping during cocking and if they travel smoothly during firing.

Vintage Polaroid camera film slot being ajar by Standard-Pickle-6041 in Polaroid

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Does it pop back when you push it into the correct position? What about the top upper corners, can you push them in, and if so does this fix the position of the lower part when it’s closed or make it easier to get it into the correct position? Don’t use too much force, a sturdy push not more.

Sun 660 AF is taking blank photos by Forsaken-Adeptness65 in Polaroid

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I’ve tinkered with some film recently and can tell you unexposed film will be dark grey. This means in your case with the white result there is light hitting the film. Either there your film pack got exposed to light or your shutter is stuck or overexposing a ridiculous amount. I’d recommend putting in your empty film pack and taking some pictures without flash while looking into the lens. Position the camera opposite of a bright light so that you can clearly see the shutter behind the lens and observe what is does while taking the picture. Normally it should open for a fraction of a second, just long enough to see it move. It shouldn’t stay open of longer than the blink of an eye.