This short article will help you understand two key concepts in photography: stops and EVs. You will also learn how to apply them.
If you’re just starting your film photography journey — whether a seasoned digital shooter or a newbie to the camera world — this short guide will help you hit the ground running.
A complete guide to aperture's effects on exposure, calculating f-stops, bokeh, aberrations, diffractions, and more.
The inner workings of the two major shutter designs, their benefits/drawbacks, and how they may affect your photos.
The benefits and drawbacks of participating in NFT marketplaces for film photographers — explained.
Learn everything about this iconic film camera design. Definitions, types, features, mechanics, shooting, repair, and purchase advice.
Understand your film’s dynamic range, improve your images and master the contrast. Learn about film characteristic curves, film density and more.
Zone focusing is a powerful technique that can help you be faster, more confident with your camera and take better shots in subdued light.
You can improve the quality of your scans drastically with this technique. Better than Digital Ice.
Get the optimal resolution for scanning 35mm, 120, and large format film for the Web, print, and archiving.
This guide will demonstrate and explain a simple, reliable method for making high-quality positives from scanned colour film negatives.
This guide will help you choose the right gear and improve your technique for better candid portraiture on film.
Grain, accessibility, archival properties, creative developers, film speed, scanning, formats, and specialty films.
An easy way to make a solar-gram with gelatin-silver photographic paper and a bit of sun exposure.
Making beautiful book spines does not have to be difficult or require specialized tools. This guide shows you how.
This guide will show you how to calibrate infinity focus on your film rangefinder camera without having to go to a repair shop or buying expensive tools.
No light meter, no exposure guesstimates — just zone focus, look up your 𝒇-value, and click. Operating flashguns with no sync at all, like in the photograph above, can be done with any camera that has a Bulb setting and provides control over the aperture.
Travelling with film requires a few precautions. Protect your film from X-Ray damage and loss with these tips.
A complete set of instructions (with a PDF checklist) on how to create your beautiful emulsion lifts with Polaroid film.
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