Yup. You're right. I forgot about proofs. The person I overheard asking
about it was obviously not a pro, but perhaps the same thinking was at
work. The large format film is expensive. I think the 8x10 Polaroid
stuff was about $20/shot.
Brian Evans wrote:
>
> Polaroid backs for your Hasselblad marks you as an actual working
> professional - more serious than most! I was at a pro photoshoot the other
> day, and the chief photog wouldn't take a single "film" shot without
> several proofs of lighting, layout, etc done with the polariod back on the
> hasselblad! Once he had everything in the ballpark, he then burned a dozen
> or so film shots with minute changes between each.
>
> Kind of cool, actually...
>
> Brian
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