Old School Photography is a must-have modern manual for learning how
to create great photographs with a 35mm film camera. Famed YouTube
personality Kai Wong expertly and humorously shares 100 essential tips
for selecting and using film cameras, shooting with film and various
lenses, and employing specific techniques to ensure you can get great
results quickly. Known for his breadth of knowledge and quick wit, Kai
Wong delivers an informative and entertaining read on how to take great
film photos.
- **An informative and entertaining read on how to take great film
photos
- A must-have guide for those new to old-school film techniques
- A much-needed book for the current resurgence of vintage 35mm film
cameras**
Renewed interest in film photography has surged in the past few years,
both among those rediscovering their past passion and those discovering
it for the first time. Vintage cameras that had previously lost their
value are now often worth more than they first sold for due to high
demand amongst enthusiasts, students, and collectors. Film manufacturers
have even started reissuing long discontinued stocks--for example,
Kodak's much-loved and recently re-released classic Ektachrome slide
film. In our modern world, billions of people have access to
instantaneous photography on their mobile phones, but as a result there
has been a resurgent desire for a more tactile, physical, unaltered, and
thus honest medium. Much of which, ironically, ends up on the internet,
with photography fans and influencers sharing their images across
Instagram, Flickr, YouTube, and the like.
More so than with digital photography, film photography requires a sense
of craft, skill, patience, technical knowledge, and a trial-and-error
process that results in a greater sense of accomplishment. Old School
Photography is both enlightening and humorous, and attracts a new
generation of fans who are eager to experiment with film cameras, make
prints, and post their film photographs online.
