#1 tip for analgoue beginners
Are you thinking about getting into analgoue photography?
Did someone gift you a disposable camera? Or did you find your mum’s old point and shoot in a drawer?
Then this #1 tip for analogue beginners is for you! 🫵
Film responds differently and coming from a modern (phone) camera can be tricky. Why?
- No immediate feedback, you can’t see the result.
- No clever image trickery
- No automation
So what does that mean? RTFM! (Read the fucking manual!) But for those who don’t want to RTFM, then remember this one thing:
☀️ Give your film enough light! ☀️
Film needs a LOT of light to expose properly. How do you do this? Depends on the camera, but there are a few ways to ensure usable results.
#1 Use the flash. If your camera has a flash, use it! Unless you’re shooting in very bright conditions outside, the flash is your friend!
#2 If possible, rate your film lower. If your camera has the control, set the ISO of the film 1 stop lower: Rate ISO 200 film as ISO 100 etc.
#3 Expose for the shadows. If the shadows are even the least bit important, that’s where you want to get your exposure from.
Digital cameras hate too much light. Analogue film hates too little light. OVEREXPOSE!
Here is picture that was shot on a Nikon L35AW USING the built-in flash. There is also a picture shot on a dispoable camera WITHOUT using the flash. Can you guess which is which? 🤯🌞
Nikon L35AW, Kodak Gold 200, built in flash, correctly exposed. SCOOTER concert at Vi Som Älskar festival Stockholm 2026.
Disposable camera. Indoors. No flash. Heavily underexposed.
