Get Started With Film Photography
By Graham Young
Get Started With Film PhotographyApr 11, 2019
What Your Light Meter is Trying to Tell You, Pt. 2
In the second half of this episode, I talk about different methods of working with various light meter readings to achieve the final outcome you envision when you take the picture. I go a little into the zone system (though not very much at all) and a modified short-hand version called the Two Up, Two Down method.
In the second half I talk about incident light meters, including a relatively inexpensive adaptor that allows you to use your phone as an incident light meter.
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If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFilm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
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What Your Light Meter is Trying to Tell You, Pt. 1
In order to properly expose the film in your camera, you need to know how much light is falling on the scene you are trying to make a picture of. You can use your camera's built-in light meter, a hand-held dedicated meter or even your own eyes to determine that amount of light but measuring that light is only part of the story. In this episode, I discuss how to use the data from the light meter to get the right exposure settings to your camera. Most of the time, you can simply transfer the readings to the shutter speed and aperture controls but sometimes you need to adjust those readings. I will tell you how in this episode.
Toward the end of the episode I talk about a device called a gray card. Here is a link to one on B and H Photo's website:
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFilm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Buying Your First Rangefinder: Holiday Rangefinders Pt. 2
Many companies worldwide developed rangefinder cameras for holiday-goers between about 1955 and 1980. Many of these cameras are still excellent user cameras for today and for people who have not yet tried shooting film with rangefinders, these cameras represent a good entry point to the rangefinder world.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFilm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Buying Your First Rangefinder: Holiday Rangefinders Pt. 1
Many companies worldwide developed rangefinder cameras for holiday-goers between about 1955 and 1980. Many of these cameras are still excellent user cameras for today and for people who have not yet tried shooting film with rangefinders, these cameras represent a good entry point to the rangefinder world.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFilm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
May 2019 Questions and Answers Episode, Pt. 2
Special thanks to the listeners who contributed questions for this episode: Jessica, Ade from the Sunny 16 Podcast (http://www.sunny16podcast.com), @meg._boone, @jevharr, Neil Piper of the Soot and Whitewash Podcast (https://anchor.fm/neil-piper), and @surgeon24hrs for the questions.
The 1.35v battery replacement talked about in the first question is the Wein Cell. Their website: http://www.weincell.com/
To get manuals for old cameras, http://www.butkus.org/chinon/
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFilm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
May 2019 Questions and Answers Episode, Pt. 1
Special thanks to the listeners who contributed questions for this episode: Jessica, Ade from the Sunny 16 Podcast (http://www.sunny16podcast.com), @meg._boone, @jevharr, Neil Piper of the Soot and Whitewash Podcast (https://anchor.fm/neil-piper), and @surgeon24hrs for the questions.
The 1.35v battery replacement talked about in the first question is the Wein Cell. Their website: http://www.weincell.com/
To get manuals for old cameras, http://www.butkus.org/chinon/
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFilm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Buying your first Rangefinder: Interchangeable Lens Luxury Rangefinders, Pt 2
I have always had a soft spot in my heart for rangefinder cameras. They harken back to the early days of 35mm film cameras and for many they are the gold standard for film cameras. This is the second of two parts that deal with these professional-level cameras. After these two parts, we will have a second series on consumer-grade travel and holiday rangefinders from the 1950s and 1960s.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFilm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Buying your first Rangefinder: Interchangeable Lens Luxury Rangefinders, Pt 1
I have always had a soft spot in my heart for rangefinder cameras. They harken back to the early days of 35mm film cameras and for many they are the gold standard for film cameras. This is the first of two parts that deal with these professional-level cameras. After these two parts, we will have a second series on consumer-grade travel and holiday rangefinders from the 1950s and 1960s.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFilm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Film, Episode 5, Specialty and Expired Film, Part 2
One of the best parts of shooting film in the digital age is finding film stocks that we can use that were not available to us before. This episode covers specialty films as well as expired film that is still available on the secondary market.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Film, Episode 5, Specialty and Expired Film, Part 1
One of the best parts of shooting film in the digital age is finding film stocks that we can use that were not available to us before. This episode covers specialty films as well as expired film that is still available on the secondary market.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Film, Episode 4, Color Slide Film
This episode centers on the properties of and the shooting of Color Slide Film.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Film, Episode 3, Color Print Film
In this episode, I talk about color print film: How it's different from black and white film and how it's similar, including a discussion on the differences between Tungsten-balanced film and Daylight-balanced film.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Questions and Answers for April 2019
In the Questions and Answers episode for April 2019, I tackle depth of field markings on lenses, opening the back of the camera while film is still loaded, what to do when you've finished your first roll of film and the differences between a gelatin silver print and a giclee print.
If you would like your questions about film photography answered, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Film, Episode 2: Black and White, Pt 2
In the second half of the second episode of the 5-episode series on film, I continue the conversation about black and white film, how film sees light and how some black and white film sees only part of the visible spectrum
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Film, Episode 2: Black and White, Pt 1
In the second episode of the 5-episode series on film, I talk about black and white film. Once again, I recorded too much for a single episode so this will have a second part. In this part, I talk about film that is for sale in the Spring of 2019.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
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If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed
Film, Episode 1 of 5, Part 2
In the second half of the first episode on film, I talk about the film that is available today (April 2019) and give suggestions on what film you should buy if this is your first time buying film.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed.
Film, Episode 1 of 5, Part 1
This is the first half of the first of five episodes about film. In this episode I talk about what film is and a very brief bit about the history of photographic film. In the second half of the first episode, I talk about the film that is available today (April 2019) and give suggestions on what film you should buy if this is your first time buying film.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, or #GSWFPP, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed.
Your First SLR Episode 4 of 4: Auto-Everything SLRs from the 1990s
The last stage in the development of Single Lens Reflex Cameras came in the 1990s with Auto-Everything SLRs. These cameras had autofocus, auto exposure, auto advance, and a host of other features that made these the most advanced film cameras mass produced.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
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Your First SLR Episode 3 of 4: Manual Focus SLRs with Electronic Exposure Controls
This is a continuation of the Your First SLR 4-episode series. This time up, we talk about the manual-focus Single Lens Reflex cameras with early electronic exposure controls. These are some of my favorite cameras of all time.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly,Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
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Your First SLR Episode 2 of 4: All-Manual SLRs
This is a continuation of the Your First SLR 4-episode series. In this episode, we cover early all-manual SLRs.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly,Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
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If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed.
Your First SLR Episode 1 of 4
Exposure Triangle
Understanding the three factors that go into the each exposure you make is crucial to assuring you have control over your camera allowing you to make the photograph you see in your mind's eye. In this episode, I cover Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO, the Exposure Triangle.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed.
Buying Your First Film Camera, Pt 2
Buying your first film camera can be a bit daunting: Do you want a 35mm SLR, a medium format folding camera, a zone-focus travel camera or some other type? In this episode (and the next) I give a general overview of the types of cameras available in the current market. Each of the types of cameras I talk about in the overview episodes will have a sub-episode that goes into greater depth about that type of camera.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed.
Buying Your First Film Camera, Pt 1
Buying your first film camera can be a bit daunting: Do you want a 35mm SLR, a medium format folding camera, a zone-focus travel camera or some other type? In this episode (and the next) I give a general overview of the types of cameras available in the current market. Each of the types of cameras I talk about in the overview episodes will have a sub-episode that goes into greater depth about that type of camera.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.
If you are on instagram, you can follow the feed of the show: @GetStartedWithFilm
If you hashtag your posts #GetStartedWithFIlm, I will have a pretty good chance of seeing your work and I might feature it in the show’s feed.
Seeking Advice and Ignoring Advice
When first starting out in any endeavor, it is easy to be swayed by (often wrong) advice given by someone more experienced than oneself. This episode is about which advice to listen to and which to ignore.
If you have any questions about the episode or any of the other episodes, submit your question to the monthly question and answer show by visiting GetStartedWithFilm.com and filling out the form. You can also email Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com. Be sure to put the subject of the question in the Subject line of the email.
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In this episode, I introduce the show and what to expect from it. I also provide a guide to future episodes and how to navigate through them.
If you would like to participate in the monthly Questions and Answers Show, visit the website GetStartedWithFIlm.com and fill out the form on there, or email Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com and put the subject of the question in the subject line of the email.
Film for Digital Photographers
This episode is for photographers who have been working in digital photography for a while and want to make the transition to film photography. You already know quite a bit about photography so I won't be repeating a bunch of information you have down pat. I will, instead, cover the differences in workflow between digital and film photography.
If you have any questions, you can go to the GetStartedWithFilm.com website and fill out the form to submit that question for one of the monthly Q & A shows. You can also email me directly, Graham@GetStartedWithFIlm.com or you can use the Anchor app to send in a 60-second voice message. Search your app store for the Anchor app.