Bio and questions

[Kevin Balloch <kevinb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All

I subscribed to this news group about a month ago and haven't had time to
do much since then.  Now I have time so here is my Bio and a few questions
that follow:



- Name:  Kevin Balloch

- Profession/Study: Accountant, studying photography part-time 

- Country: Australia (Perth)

- Personal history of photography:  Have been interested in getting into
photography for a long time but only acquired my first SLR camera last
year, previously I had used a few different borrowed cameras.  This year I
started studying photography part-time to increase my knowledge and ability
and maybe with aspirations of leaving the accounting profession.  I know it
sounds strange from accounting to photography but accounting has never
really kept me satisfied.

- Preferred subjects: Landscape, People, still life and macro (I have a
60mm macro lens)

- Materials (film, filters, paper, chemistry):  Still trying lots out, but
have used several different slide, colour neg and b&w neg films (Fuji for
most colour, Kodak and Ilford for B&W).  As for paper - Ilford Multigrade
IV RC. Film Developer - D76.

- Format (35mm/medium format/large format): 35mm

- Other strange hobbies: Not so strange but Hiking, Rock Climbing, Canoeing
and anything outdoors.

- How did you find out about this list: Photo.rec newsgroups I think?

- In case you already have your own IR-Gallery on the web, please 
state the URL/address: (I will then also add your site to the overview of 
IR-Galleries on my homepage!....think of the fame you can get....:-))

- Expand on anything photographic you like: No IR experience



QUESTIONS

>From what I have read on this news group Kodak HIE seems to be the film
that produce the most striking B&W infrared images so I would like to use
some this weekend (Don't forget it is winter in Australia, although this
weekend is going to be sunny) and have some questions regarding its use and
development:
1. Which filter(s) would be a good one to start with.
2. What EI do I rate the film at - do you vary the EI depending on the
filter.  I understand that the exposures will change with different filters
but TTL Metering should automatically adjust for this I think - correct me
if I'm wrong.
3. Braketing what is best -2/+2 stops?  Use whole stops or half stops?
4. Focus adjustment I have a Nikon Macro 60mm D 2.8f and 24mm D 2.8f lens
and I don't think either has a red dot for focus compensation in infrared -
any suggestions on this or do I just use f22 and see what happens.  Does
infrared macro work require the same focus compensation or more/less?
5. Developing the film - I use D76, any suggestions on dev times (1:1).  Do
you pre wash?  Is fixing time 3-5 mins and what about the wash time?
6. Any tips on what type of subjects provide that infrared look, or what
situations don't.

There that about does it for now.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

Kevin



Kevin Balloch
JR Engineering Services Pty Ltd
71-73 Daly St
Belmont  WA  6104
Ph: (08) 9478 3633
Fx: (08) 9478 3703
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