Tag: film-photography
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Film Speed – ASA
Newcomers to film photography often are confused by the different types of film and especially the different speeds of film. When it comes to speed which is indicated as ASA (ISO when we’re speaking of a digital sensor) the basic rule is the slower the film speed the better the quality of the image. So…
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Buying A Pentax 17?
Should you buy a new Pentax 17? It depends. The Pentax 17 is the first new film camera offered by the venerable Japanese camera manufacturer in a long, long time. And who said film is dead. LOL. But there are some things you should know before you consider this purchase. First thing is this is…
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The Zone System
After 60 years of shooting pro and amateur I am still not sure I am the guy you should ask about the Zone System as described by master photographer Ansel Adams. Invented by Adams 80 years ago the Zone System is used in black and white photography as a relative quick way of determine the…
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How To Fail
I did not have the heart to reply to the guy on FaceBook who was attending a motor sport event soon and wanted anyone who had used his camera (Olympus OM-1) to share some pics and some settings. This is the perfect storm that will lead to frustration and failure. There is no useful information…
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Medium Format Shooting
Photo by Vivian Maier When it comes to street photography one of the great challenges is to shoot medium format. Essentially medium format is any camera that shoots film or a digital image that’s larger than 35 mm and less than 4″ X 5″ or certainly 8 X 10″. So what’s so desirable about medium…
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Wedding Gear
When it comes to shooting weddings what gear do you need? In the Nikon world the standard wedding photographer’s kit goes like this: That’s it. That’s all you need and the price of all this goodness is well north of $10,000 and that’s another reason why you can’t be charging $2,000 per wedding. That’s a…
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More On Light Meters
When shooting film here’s another good reason to buy an external light meter. In your 50-year-old film camera the built-in light meter is likely not working anymore or if it is the meter itself may no longer be delivering a precise, accurate and predictable meter reading. Built-in light meters just aren’t reliable enough after all…
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The Artist’s Way
Are you wondering if you really can be a better photographer? Do you think a newer camera or a better camera would help? Maybe you should take photography lessons from a pro? Would moving somewhere more photogenic be a good idea? How about if I said, even if you’re brand new to photography, you’re likely…
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Develop Your Film
It’s easy to develop negatives from your film camera. Unlike digital camera older film cameras produce images that many photographic artists find very pleasing. One reason is film still has a greater dynamic range (the ability to record the varying shades of grey from pure white to absolute black) than most digital cameras. Setting your…
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Pushing Film
There’s a lot of confusion about how to “push” film. What people mean by that is how to make a slower film act like a faster film. For example back in my day hockey arenas especially in small towns weren’t very well lit. Even shooting black and white Tri-X at its recommend ASA 400 wouldn’t…
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