Comments on: Does Shooting Film Make You A Better Photographer?

By: 30 Seconds To Better Photos | Your Photo Tips

30 Seconds To Better Photos | Your Photo Tips — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:41:26 +0000

[...] When you are in the process of creating a photograph, slowing down and taking your time can really increase your chances of capturing something truly special. Of course the disclaimer is “Unless you are in a situation where speed is of the essence”. We’ve talked about this before in discussing why shooting film can make you a better photographer. [...]

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Weekend Perusing: Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness | Your Photo Tips — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:06:55 +0000

[...] week we featured an image by Niels Koopmans in our article on Does Film Make You A Better Photographer? and I thought his photoblog needed more exposure. So this week’s Featured Photoblog is borrow [...]

By: Damien Franco

Damien Franco — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:39:53 +0000

The funniest thing about the resurgence of film in my opinion; it will help digital photographers become better at their craft by making them slow down.

Less click, check the view finder, adjust, click, check the view finder, adjust…

Get a light meter!

By: Chris Bergman

Chris Bergman — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:06:50 +0000

I’m actually going through the process of “re-learning” photography right now by only shooting film. After a year or so with a DSLR, I realized that the camera makes more of the decisions than myself. Great post!

By: Niels

Niels — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:38:48 +0000

I think that film still plays an important role in photography.

Like you said, a Holga is a cool camera for film photography. Pretty cheap.Just point and shoot and sometimes has marvelous results.

The shot at the top of the article was taken with a Yashica D. A very cool TLR camera, fully manual.

By: the_wolf_brigade

the_wolf_brigade — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:45:19 +0000

^^Whoops! I meant Brian instead of Brain…

By: the_wolf_brigade

the_wolf_brigade — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:44:38 +0000

As a 35mm alternative, rangefinders can often be had quite cheap. Brain mentioned that he just picked up a minolta one, while the Olympus XA is a popular favourite as well (I even learnt to shoot on one!).

I’m loving this resurgence in film