Choosing the Right Film Print Paper
Guest article by Jordan Mendys When you are starting out making your own prints, you are going to be faced with a lot of different film paper decisions, and if this is your first...
Guide to Film Photography
Lenses for Film Photography Include Wide-Angle, Macro, and Zoom
A film camera lens has two main parameters, including the maximum aperture and a focal length. The aperture will open and close to allow more or less light through the lens to expose the...
How to Approach Winter Photography and Exposure
Winter Photography Guide Winter photography will require a different approach to film photography and exposure. When a light meter measures light it measure a mid-gray point. However, because the average tone of a bright...
Darkroom Supplies for Film Photography Printing
Guide to Photography Darkroom Set Up This guide to photography will discuss the basic set up for a photography film darkroom lab to print your own photo film. You can purchase darkroom kits and...
Split Filter Printing
When printing black and white prints in the darkroom, you essentially have two controls at your disposal: brightness and contrast. Brightness is controlled by the aperture and density of the film and contrast is...
Black and White Prints in the Darkroom
Printing black and white photography in the darkroom is still not uncommon, quote a few photographers still using traditional film photography techniques likely have a darkroom equipped for black and white film. Additionally, chances...
Contact Print
A contact print is a photographic image produced by laying the film, typically a negative, directly against photographic paper and exposing the paper to light. The term “contact print” derives from the process of...
