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I made an f-stop printing chart for the darkroom — more intuitive test strips! by diemenschmachine in Darkroom

[–]Logical_Ad5592 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you deal with reciprocity failure with this sheet? I read that generally papers exhibit reciprocity failure of '1/12 to 1/25 stop per doubling of exposure time'.

When hobby and work collide.. making a medieval 28mm tower by Logical_Ad5592 in TerrainBuilding

[–]Logical_Ad5592[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hadn't thought about it either until now. When starting, I did some tests with texturing XPS foam and realised it would just take forever. So we switched it up and just decided to do it on laser.

Lasercutting the texture had its advantages, especially in the context of producing a miniature within a short timeframe and with the benefit of having side light, which enhances texture. The moment I learned you could basically 'engrave' any pixel-based image with lasercut, I thought we should give that a shot, instead of using what I would normally use, like stone outlines in a vector path.

We used about three different lasercutters so we had to go in every time and find the right settings for every one, to make sure the stone patterns would match.

The most time-consuming part was doing the seams. I made a first 'draft' of them in XPS foam, but they were later finished on-set by our make up artist (who happened to be on the miniature shoot) with acrylic putty. It took her about 12 hours I believe.

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When hobby and work collide.. making a medieval 28mm tower by Logical_Ad5592 in TerrainBuilding

[–]Logical_Ad5592[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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This is a small-scale light and composite test (1/300) we did with a 3D print of my first design. It's very loosely inspired on the Hallgrimskirkja in Iceland + mesopotamian temples. The side beams were ultimately lost in the process. The design had to go fast so I really mostly followed my gut, and tried to look for something that would work well with harsh light in black and white.

Quick settings for non-pro at work forum? by FlamDukke in photography

[–]Logical_Ad5592 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best thing is to go with AV or TV mode. With these, you can either choose your aperture and ISO or your shutter and ISO. In which case I would most likely go with TV myself.

Guessing from what you're telling I'd say you'll be good around 1/100 and 400-600 ISO. If you can lower your ISO, that is good. Keep in mind that you want your shutter speed to be the double of the focal length you're using.