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The Film Photography Handbook: Rediscovering Photography in 35mm, Medium, and Large Format Hardcover – May 6, 2016
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This book is intended for anyone who is curious about film, whether you need a refresher course or are discovering this wonderful format for the first time. You’ll learn how easy it is to shoot and process black-and-white film at home, and how little special equipment you need to get into film photography.
You’ll learn all about:
- the important differences between film and digital photography
- numerous film cameras, as well as how to buy a second-hand 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 film 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 can also prove to be a great inspiration for your own digital photography, as well. The Film Photography Handbook covers it all, from the technical to the creative, and will have you shooting film in no time, whether it’s with an old rangefinder, an inexpensive Holga, or a medium-format Rolleiflex or Hasselblad.
- Print length282 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherRocky Nook
- Publication dateMay 6, 2016
- Dimensions8.25 x 1 x 10.75 inches
- ISBN-101681980649
- ISBN-13978-1681980645
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About the Author
Monika Andrae is an award-winning online specialist. She is also on a mission: to make the more and more technical photography world a little more creative. Andrae’s podcast Monis Motivklingel has a large number of followers and her blog is a thrilling mix of everyday and creative topics. Together with Chris Marquardt she co-hosts the Absolut Analog film photography workshops.
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- Publisher : Rocky Nook; 1st edition (May 6, 2016)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 282 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1681980649
- ISBN-13 : 978-1681980645
- Item Weight : 2 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.25 x 1 x 10.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,447,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #94 in Darkroom & Photo Processing
- #776 in Photography Equipment (Books)
- #1,381 in Photography Reference (Books)
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About the author

Chris Marquardt's photographic podcast productions Tips from the Top Floor and Happy Shooting have received multiple international podcast awards. Since 2006 he has been teaching international photo workshops in Germany, USA, Canada and has repeatedly taken photographers to the highest photo workshop in the world: the three base camps of Mt. Everest. Marquardt is a regular guest on US syndicated radio, explaining photography to the audience of Leo Laporte's Tech Guy Radio Show.
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This book contains everything you need to know to get started shooting and developing your own black & white film if you have never touched a film camera before. There are gorgeous pictures and plenty of examples. Things are explained clearly.
However, I bought this book despite having several years of experience with film photography and home developing. What it did for me was rekindle my love for film photography and get me back into a highly enjoyable hobby. Although perhaps I personally didn't learn a ton of groundbreaking new technical details about how the very best ways to scan film, build my own 4x5 camera, or solve world hunger through film photography, I found the book highly enjoyable to read and will reference for experiments with new films and developers for years to come. Highly recommended, even if you don't listen to the podcast.
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