Daily Reel #13.

A continuation from yesterday’s post, today is an interior of The Fox Theatre in Atlanta. The hallway you see is located on the 3rd floor, it leads into the 3rd level balcony seats. It was one of the darkest shots I’ve ever had to take. I previously mentioned in the last post that before this shoot, I had never exposed a 4×5 for more than a minute. With this shot, it was an 11 minute exposure. Doesn’t seem like that big of a deal but when you are working with film that costs $4 a sheet, no polaroids to test with, a couple weeks before your final is due, limited access to your location, and all around being broke… It’s a big deal to make sure and get a shot, that takes at least an hour to shoot, right. It was so dark in the hallway that I couldn’t see the edges of the walls to make sure the plain was straight up and down. I had to have a friend that was assisting me take a flashlight and move it up and down a wall as I sat behind the glass trying to make sure my lines were completely straight. It took at least 10 minutes just to get the the plain right, but it turned out to be perfect, well to me.

Specs: Camulet 4×5 View Camera, I believe an 100mm lens, Kodak Portra 400 4×5 film.