{"id":224,"date":"2010-09-09T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/collectionofwork.com\/blog\/?p=224"},"modified":"2011-03-02T12:52:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T12:52:39","slug":"learning-the-old-school-basics-of-film-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collectionofwork.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/09\/learning-the-old-school-basics-of-film-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning the old school basics of film photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

I never thought the day would come when I would be developing my own film, or for that matter, the day that I would be using a film SLR camera. The photography class I am taking requires learning how to process black and white film in a dark room for the first two weeks of the class. I am so excited and even a little scared that I might mess up my film.\u00a0Next week we will finish up the film part of the class by making prints from our negatives. I will post my results and my take on the experience at the end of next week.<\/p>\n

I waited this long to take some photography classes because I didn’t want to learn the traditional film method, yet so far I have been having fun with the used SLR camera I picked up off craigslist. The shutter isn’t 100%\u00a0reliable\u00a0and it is strange to have to pay closer attention to what ISO film I am using. I tested two rolls of color film before starting on my black & white film, to make sure that the camera functions. The resulting photos from my test were strange to see from a digital photographers point of view. The colors were off and the grain made the photos look like they were 20 years old.<\/p>\n

While my film SLR may not be as accurate as my digital, I still see many\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to use it for\u00a0strictly artistic purposes. My least favorite thing about film is the waiting, I have been spoiled with\u00a0immediate\u00a0gratification\u00a0for many years thanks to digital cameras.\u00a0I do not see myself trading in my digital camera for a film camera full time any time in the\u00a0foreseeable\u00a0future.<\/p>\n