Photographing during Childbirth

Bill Josephs

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Mar 19, 1986, 10:00:11 AM3/19/86

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I don't remember seeing a discussion of the subject of camera and film
selection for photographing a birth, but my wife is due in about a month
and I'm planning on using a Nikon FA with 35-200 f3.4/f4.5 Tokina lens and
a Nikon SB-16 flash (bounce -- direct -- should be good for highlighting
eyes (if they're open) and for not blinding the baby). I'm not sure about
film (I've been told to forget color -- newborns don't look good in color
-- blood and overall blueness doesn't look too appealing). For black and
white, I'd be most comfortable with TRI-X (having used it for lo! these
last 30 years or so) but ILFORD can be processed by local 1 hour places for
fast fast turnaround. TRI-X takes 4 days or so.

What are people's experiences? Thanks in advance.

Bill Josephs
TTI
Santa Monica, Ca. 90405

r...@teddy.uucp

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Mar 20, 1986, 10:02:14 AM3/20/86

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In article <7...@ttidcb.UUCP> jos...@ttidcb.UUCP (Bill Josephs) writes:
>
>I'd be most comfortable with TRI-X (having used it for lo! these
>last 30 years or so) but ILFORD can be processed by local 1 hour places for
>fast fast turnaround. TRI-X takes 4 days or so.
>

What?, the last time I did TRI-X, it took me only 7 minutes in D-76 at
20C! :-)

(sorry, I couldn't resist)

Dick Pierce

Larry Lippman

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Mar 22, 1986, 9:56:30 AM3/22/86

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In article <7...@ttidcb.UUCP>, jos...@ttidcb.UUCP (Bill Josephs) writes:
> I don't remember seeing a discussion of the subject of camera and film
> selection for photographing a birth, but my wife is due in about a month

> ...

I have used Tri-X and B&W and high speed Ektachrome for color with
good results for ambient light photography in hospital operating rooms where
the use of a flash was inappropriate. Most operating rooms have a color
temperature range of 3200 to 4000 degrees K. Adjustable operating room
lights for illumination of the surgical field have special color absorbing
filters; generally there is little near-IR radiation between 800 and 1,000
nanometers to minimize heating of the surgical field.
You didn't ask this, but personally I think that photography of a
birth for personal reasons is a bit tacky...

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Douglas A. Williams

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Mar 25, 1986, 9:51:39 AM3/25/86

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> > I don't remember seeing a discussion of the subject of camera and film
> > selection for photographing a birth, but my wife is due in about a month
>

> I have used Tri-X and B&W and high speed Ektachrome for color with
> good results for ambient light photography in hospital operating rooms where

> ...

> You didn't ask this, but personally I think that photography of a
> birth for personal reasons is a bit tacky...
>

I sent the original poster specs on what I used 2 years ago for the
birth of our first child. Our second is due any day now and I'm going to
take pictures again. I don't think it's tacky.
You're right, he didn't ask so stick it up your &^%$%. Why do *you*
photograph in operating rooms? You guys that go ahead and add your little
remarks are jerks!
Note to everyone else in this group: sorry for the flame.

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