Film photography has recently witnessed a significant renaissanceand not just among those who have previously shot with film. Interest in film photography and analog photography has also grown enormously among those who have only ever shot digitally. In The Film Photography Handbook, 3rd Edition, authors Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae speak to both types of film photographers as they offer an easy-to-understand, complete resource to shooting film. In this updated and expanded edition, they address todays working climate, including such topics as the hybrid film/digital workflow, the digitization of negatives, and using smartphones for light metering and to assist in film processing.
This book is intended for anyone who is curious about film and analog photography, whether you need a refresher course or are discovering this wonderful format for the first time. Youll learn how easy it is to shoot and process black-and-white film at home, and that just a little special equipment is needed to get into film photography.
Youll learn all about:
The important differences between film and digital photography
Numerous film cameras, as well as how to buy a secondhand camera
Film formats, from 35 mm to medium format and large format
Exposure settings, tonal values, and tonal representations in different types of film, from color negatives and slides to the enormous spectrum of black-and-white films
Processing film, covering everything you need to know: equipment, chemicals, and workflow
Scanning negatives to bring your analog photography into a digital workflow
Both presenting and archiving your prints and negatives
Working in such an analog medium requires a unique approach to photography, and it fosters a completely different form of creativity. Working in film and embracing analog photography can also prove to be a great inspiration for your own digital photography, as well. The Film Photography Handbook, 3rd Edition covers it allfrom the technical to the creativeand will have you shooting film in no time, whether its with an old rangefinder, an inexpensive Holga, or a medium-format Rolleiflex or Hasselblad.
