Is film photography like digital ?

Question

I want to try out film photography , I am just curious if there's a difference in the way to shoot images, or is really similar to digital photography ?

Answer 1

exposure is still exposure, the principles are the same science

the art side is quite different, film gives grain, little grain like 50iso or gritty grain like 3200iso, hand printing black and white prints is different from using a computer to manipulate

so the science part is much the same, the art side is different - like oils and water colours.

film has a character about it, so does digital,

i like to push film and use reproprosity failure, digi doesnt fail it gives noise,

they are different mediums, they look different, hence there progams available to make digi images look like film and visa versa,

so go and explore film, the more you learn about both mediums the more you learn about the science and the art,

good question, i use digi most of the time its so easy and convinient, i only use film for when digi dont measure up for me, like change of light, heres an example of film "failing" -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/martini2005/2068046076/

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Answer 2

Pretty much, except if you're being serious about it, you should plan out your shots first [moreso than using digital] just because you do have a limited film supply.

Also, I still think "real" film will give you richer color in the final print, so you can play with that too.

Answer 3

Shooting digital is more like shooting Chrome film (slides) than print film. You have to be careful not to blow out the highlights with both.

Answer 4

movie image is better by using the negatives with a chemical technique, digital photos would not have movie/negitives and are made from digitalized mega-pixels (all laptop stuff).

Answer 5

No, it's heaps more expensive !

Answer 6

It is the same except for you should do less of pushing the take button because you can't erase it. Duh.