MNossi
Hello!
It always happens to me that, after a trip, I can’t quite remember exactly where each photo was taken.
Do you take notes, or how do you handle it?
Thanks for your replies!
Mario
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Renate
I take notes on my photos. For 35mm shots, they’re not very detailed, but for medium format and large format, they’re very detailed. I also always keep a diary when I’m travelling.
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I’ve now bought a digital voice recorder that I intend to take with me on photography trips. However, it’s only of any use if I transcribe the voice memos regularly. The device is so new, though, that I haven’t used it on a photography trip yet.
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Best regards
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Renate
piu58
I tried a voice recorder. I found it impractical, especially when it came to listening back to the recordings.
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I always carry a little notebook with me.
Urnes
Well, there’s an app for everything. For smartphone users, there’s extif4film. You can set your equipment in the preferences and then simply enter the shooting details; geodata can be added automatically and each film roll can be numbered. If you work in a hybrid setup, you can write the data directly into the scans later.
Otherwise, there’s always the good old notebook. You can also prepare a spreadsheet to enter the shooting details.
Regards, Sven.
AchimBauer
Good morning, Mario.
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When I used to travel, I always took photos on transparency film, which is why I always made sure to take a photo of a cardboard sign with my address on it as the very first shot, in case the film got lost during development. I added the date, film number and camera model (as I used several different bodies), and supplemented this with a dictaphone – which wasn’t digital back then – as well as brief written notes to help organise the other details.
Today, I’d probably take a small digital camera with a GPS function – the sort found in many mobile phones – and use it to document my location from time to time. Of course, one could also keep a detailed log and note down all the exposure data, including the lens used. But a bit of relaxation on holiday can’t do any harm.
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Regards, Achim
Georg
I have a spiral-bound A4 notebook with 100 pages. In it, I’ve hand-drawn a landscape-oriented table with the following columns:
Film No.
Date
Frame No.
Subject
Focal length
Exposure metering
Actual exposure
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Compared to digital tools, which I also use (voice recorder, computer), the notebook has the advantage that, if necessary, you can leave it lying around for longer and use it for reference. I use the voice recorder when I’m taking digital photos, as I only use a few technical settings when doing so. In Eastern Europe, we once had a wonderful guided tour of the ruins of a manor house led by a local elderly lady who had known the last descendants of the owners. With her permission, I recorded the entire tour on my device, thus gaining information beyond what any guidebook could offer, as well as a unique piece of oral history. My only regret is that I only have a basic device that cannot be connected to a computer.
TR
I only make notes when I want to repeat a shot. Otherwise, I can’t see the point in remembering, for example, the aperture used for a photograph, if you’re already familiar with your camera (or its features).
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Edit: Oh, right, it’s about places / travel – I’d missed that.
plaubelpeco
I make detailed handwritten notes for almost every shot (large format), such as: exposure measured, exposure extension via extension tube, exposure extension for the black-shield effect, actual exposure, adjustment of the standards, focus and DOF data.
I also need the exposure data (N -/+) for the development of the films.
Since my last photography holiday, I’ve also been using Exif4Film; the advantage is that you can later access the GPS data and, if taken, have a ‘comparison photo’.
Gast
I have created a form (A5 size) on which the following details are recorded:
Camera; film brand; when loaded; frame number; date taken and subject. Under ‘Subject’, I may also note down which lens and flash unit were used.
When on holiday, I jot these details down in a small spiral-bound notebook.
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