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Anonymous asks:
For starters, as everyone else who has commented, I'm a fan. Your film images are lush and gorgeous. Secondly, thank you for taking the time to answer these questions from folks seeking to improve. It's beyond kind of you to share knowledge. Now my question: if I rate Fuji Pro 400 at 200 for sake of trying to get that pastel look, when I drop the roll off at the lab, do I tell them to pull film or process normally? Confused about this bit so any clarity would appreciated. Thxs!

Why thank you!

So - Fuji 400H - rate it at *100* not 200 unless you have to.

I actually call it Fuji 100H in my head when I think about that film.

When you drop it off at the lab don’t say anything. Except that you like your images scanned a little more high-key. Hopefully they get it. Or just point them to some example images so they know what to scan for.

If you shoot Fuji400H as though it were ISO100, you will create the necessary conditions for the look you are after.