I like to equate my experience of film photography to that of the experience that the older generation of photographers who experienced digital for the first time. At 30 years old, I still haven’t had the opportunity or the time or step into the darkroom. I never had the opportunity to do it either in college or high school. So to continue with the evolution of film and how it can deliver pleasing images, I believe that using newer, sharper lenses designed with digital sensors in mind is a great way to get even more out of film. Ilford Pan F Plus is arguably the sharpest black and white film out there with TMax and Acros being a bit behind, but if it was sharp even in the days before all of these fantastic new lenses started coming out, then when using these new lenses the film should arguably be even better.
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What Ilford Film is Best for Landscape Photography? (Premium)
Ilford films are available for pretty much any type of photographer that you can name or list. At the moment, they have the largest selection of black and white films on the market as it is pretty much all that they produce. So with that said, there’s no good reason why landscape photographers would have been left out. Many photographers shoot landscapes as a hobby and very few actually end up selling prints of their images or being commissioned for tourist reasons. The look that Ilford film can provide is one that’s quite interesting. There are tons of photographers out there who shoot digital and simply try to create keystoned HDR photos. But that’s not really what film does.
Which Ilford Film is Best for Portraiture? An Analysis
The company quite literally specializes in black and white film and for that reason they offer a multitude of products for a multitude of applications.
Ignacio Gonzalez: Photographing Cyclists With Kodak T-Max
More and more lifestyle photography is being done with film these days; and for great reason.
Fábio Picarelli: Learning with an Olympus OM-1 and Kodak Tri-X
“Kodak Tri-X is the most famous film of all time, it has a look in it that is easily recognizable.”
Tutorial: Working with Kodak Tri-X in the Studio (Premium)
Pushing and pulling Kodak Tri-x, exposing, studio lights and a whole lot more are covered here.