Master film photography to create images worthy of the world’s best photographers
The complete guide co-written by a Paris film lab and the greatest photographers. 12 chapters covering everything about film, exposure, scans, and every step that changes your images.
£34.00 · 87 pages · Instant download
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What changes when you master every step :
Without the guide: film, exposure, scan, guesswork
With the guide: every step mastered
INSIDE THE GUIDE
12 chapters to transform every roll.
- UNDERSTAND YOUR MISTAKES TO IMPROVE
Light leaks, blank rolls, double exposure: what each problem tells you about your gear.
- CHOOSE THE RIGHT FILM
Portra, Gold, HP5, Tri-X, ECN-2: understand the personality of every film stock, and how scanners interpret each one.
- CHOOSE THE RIGHT CAMERA
SLR, compact, rangefinder, medium format: which body fits the way you shoot.
- GET BEAUTIFUL COLOR IN FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
Film stock, negative density, exposure, camera, lab: the variables that actually change your color.
- MASTER EXPOSURE AND FLASH
ISO, aperture, shutter, flash: the exposure triangle simplified. Including Cartier-Bresson's reading habits.
- STOP WASTING FILM
Storage, loading, air travel: the mistakes that cost the most, and the ones you don't notice.
- WHY YOUR SCANS DON'T LOOK LIKE YOUR PHOTOS
Frontier vs Noritsu, film grain vs digital noise: what the scanner really does to your negative.
- WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN A LAB
From latent image to scan: understand every step so you can work better with your lab.
« I'd been shooting film for two years and still didn't understand why my colors looked flat. Five minutes into chapter 4, I knew. »
The complete guide: 12 PDF chapters (87 pages)
Master exposure: dense negatives, rich color
Camera & film buying guide (35mm & 120)
Recommended film chart by shooting situation
Decode your ruined rolls: visual troubleshooting guide
What pros tell their lab: push, scanner, custom color
Future updates included
YOUR QUESTIONS, OUR ANSWERS.
I'm a complete beginner. Is this for me?
Yes. We start from scratch and guide you step by step, with illustrations: which camera, which film, how to expose, what to say to the lab. With concrete examples so you can make beautiful photos from your very first roll.
I've been shooting film for a few years now. Is this for me?
If you've ever received disappointing scans without knowing why, yes, this guide is for you. It covers what other resources skip: how to get maximum density in your negatives, how to expose properly for each scene, how to read your negatives, the lab's role and how to talk to them, and the Frontier or Noritsu look that separates beautiful photos from iconic images.
Why pay when there are free tutorials?
Tutorials explain part of the process. This guide brings it all together: choosing your film, buying a camera without getting ripped off, exposure, reading Frontier vs Noritsu scans, the language of the lab, troubleshooting. 87 pages written by our lab.
YOUR NEXT ROLL DESERVES BETTER THAN LUCK.
Thousands of rolls developed. Everything we've learned, in one guide.
£34.00 · 87 pages · Instant download
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