THE MANUAL PHOTOGRAP Forget the retro filters on your camera phone. Instead, why not pick up a film camera and create the dreamy colours, effects and flaws that can only truly be captured with analogue-photography? This will depend on the type of camera you're using — check camera markings if you're unsure, 35mm 25x 36mm cu I} 36 6x4.5cm : 16 32 a : “ (20rot) per @2Dro) | : per(120 rol) per(220ral) \ a ee condita MOU \ format 6x 6cm 56 x 56mm 2 a A per (120 roll) per(220rol) (420 oF 220 film) i 10 20 6x 7cm 56 x 72mm per (120 roll) per (220roll) ; 4x5" 10x 125mm Sheet . a \ Large 5x7 127 x 178mm ee \ format 8x10" 203 x 254mm Sheet a 7 35mm Different ISO film speeds are used for different light conditions. 50} 100, = |200] + |400| -[s00| 1600) _—_—fs200 ane] an) S me] nm]: Ton) = ra Tn Very bright | Bright | Sunlight Sunlight, Overcast, ° Nighttime, Night time, sunlight : sunlight : (some : overcast. | dusk: indoors indoors (whitesand : (sunny day) shade) | orsnow) aerators Oho ed aie Once you have your tools and equipment, it’s time to play around with the settings. This controls the diameter of the lens opening, which then controls the amount of light that is let in. - OO00C@C@ ... more light «= f28 00 f4 0 f56 06 6 fB fll f16 F222 ight SSS Changing the aperture also changes the depth of field (DOF). Fan) te SCE sEvae vets Best Peet bers f28 f8 f22 This controls how fast the shutter opens and closes, which, alongside aperture, controls how much light is let in. eats: Light painting 30" ” Car trail lights . at night 8° 4 _.... City lights at night 2 Y sd ~» Waterfall 1/4 - 18 - 1/15» ~ Landscape 1/30 - Portrait 60 bene ues sty it with panning to 1/250 1/500 - vy APLOQO sseseseeeseeseey oe Stop image of “a bird in flight 1/2000 1/1000 Stop image ofa race car Your camera's light meter will indicate if your aperture and shutter speed settings are too dark or too bright. If you camera is missing a light meter, or it is broken, there's still a way to properly expose your photos: bright conditions: RPE ORCC CN TU+ig ISO 50 100 200 1/8 for overcast MRR RN Coa Uh ts use: STS CaN Pd or ci Some golden rules are as follows — but remember; photography is an art form, so don’t be afraid to break them all Cut your frame into thirds using : Space around an object can give horizontal and vertical lines. Compose the = it room to breathe. photo so that there's a point of interest on the lines and/or intersections. ‘Use lines in your frame to draw : Don't cut off body parts except at the the eye towards a focal point : mid chest, waist or mid thigh region. Fill your frame up with a pattern. The key will be to zoom in close enough so the pattern is continuous. SAE eStCh crc once rcs aces) cement) makes it all the more fun. Just carry that camera everywhere and keep snapping away. Practice makes perfect (pictures). Sources Large Format Film Photogre Saad path ) Here ee NA Focus Press. www.zippi.co.uk/thestudio