When I shot this reel it had been a long time since I'd seen a roll of ILFORD PAN 100.
After getting the film developed and looking through the results, I remembered why I loved it so much.
Dynamic Range
Looking at this image I would say that I'd actually, probably under-exposed it a little. ILFORD PAN film reels are known to have a high exposure latitude.
Exposure latitude is the amount of stops around the given reading that you can over or under-expose and still get good results. In previous experience I have found that ILFORD PAN films have an exposure latitude of about plus 3 to minus 3 stops.
Personally I don't feel that this under-exposed image has lost any detail.
I actually quite like the washed out and subtle feel that has been achieved.
This particular reel actually had a couple of imperfections that - for some would be considered a fault in the film - and they are but I feel that they are all part of the process of creating and shooting film reels.
If you look carefully in the image below you will notice the imperfections.
Around one third down from the top there is a fine pale line all the way across the film. This is only really noticeable in shots with broad clean backgrounds.
There is an area around the forehead where the density of the grain is increased and then drops off again to a fine grain.
Closing Comments
Overall this film is a pleasure to shoot. It deals best with strong natural light sources and looking back it's probably best to over expose by one or two stops. The grain is a very aesthetically pleasing fine, even grain which gives the images a very classic feel. This particular reel wasn't perfect but it's all part-and-parcel of shooting on film.
I will definitely be shooting another reel of ILFORD PAN again soon.
Comments