Guide to Film Photography

Light Meter for Film Photography

Handheld Light Meters for Film Photography Handheld light meters are designed to give a larger range of exposure, aperture, and shutter speed settings for film photography. This is particularly helpful for photography tips and...

Neutral Density (ND) Filters

Neutral Density (ND) Filters

Neutral density filters are essentially gray filters designed to equally reduce the amount of light hitting the camera’s sensor, thereby increasing exposure times. Neutral density (ND) filters are most useful when a long exposure...

Linear and Circular Polarizing Filters

Polarizing filters are camera lens filters commonly used in landscape photography to enhance the saturation of skies, reflection off water and other surfaces, reduce glare, and reduce the contrast between land and sky. They...

Tripod Support for Film Cameras

Tripods are three-legged devices used to support cameras to minimize blur from shaky hands or long exposures and improve sharpness and detail. Tripods are generally recommended for: Long exposures, particularly night photography, to ensure...

35mm Film

Since the 1960s, 35mm film has been the most popular film size. While the quality of 35mm film cannot match that of larger film sizes, the ease of use and flexibility it offers is...

Paper Negatives

Photographic paper is typically used by exposing light to it through a piece of film. The image from the negative film is enlarged, exposes the paper, and creates a positive image. But because photographic...