Film Photography is a type of photographic art that requires the use of plastic strips that are called film. The type of film that is used when taking pictures will determine how they develop. Films have different attributes such as: ISO, exposures, and size.
ISO
This determines the camera's sesnitivity to light. The higher the ISO, the
more sensitive it becomes. The most common ISO in films are 200 or 400. If
you want to take pictures in darker settings, you would use a film with
800 ISO.
Exposures
When given a number of exposures on film, this only means how many frames
the roll of film has to offer. The most common are 24 and 36.
For example, If I buy film that has 200 ISO and 24exp then I can
take 24 pictures with a low light sensitivty.
Size
Film comes in sizes. The most common sizes used are 35mm and 120. 35mm is
a lot more common than the latter. This means that the film has a smaller
frame making the pictures look further and with less resolution. 120 film
will make the pictures look closer and with more resolution, hence less
grainy.
I have always loved photography and got more into it when I picked up an Instax Mini polaroid camera in 2017, the one that prints out the film. Fast forward to 2022, I wanted to cherish those mini printable films in larger film pictures that will show off the vintage colours and grains that I appreciate, while also telling a story. That is when I found the camera that I currently own; Olympus Trip AF 51. This was an easy beginner film camera as it was automatic and very easy to use.
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