Mistakes in film photography can be costly and the cost grows with the size of film. Unlike with digital, with film you don’t realize you have made a mistake until after it has been developed. As I am taking up shooting film again after many years and with a new to me and fairly complicated setup, like a large format …
How To Load Sheet Film (Film Days, Ep. 2)
On of the things I hadn’t anticipated, when I decided to start practicing large format film photography, was that I would have had to load and unload film into holders in complete darkness. When I went to the store to collect my new 4×5 camera, the owner asked me if I had any film holders. I think my puzzled look …
Film Days, Ep. 1
Like many people of my generation, when I was young I used to shoot film. There was no digital back then, after all. In the last 15 years and more, and especially since I started seriously taking up photography, first as an enthusiastic amateur and then as a professional, I have used digital exclusively. I don’t think I will ever …