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In this chapter
- Selecting and Using Film
- Special-Purpose Film
- Film Speed and Grain
- How Film Responds to Light
Film Basics
Today’s digital cameras evolved from film cameras and require the same
understanding of sensitivity, color, and resolution. Many of the same
rules that apply to traditional photography also govern digital. In addi-
tion, a number of “digital photographers” still use film. They just rely
on scanners to get their images onto the hard drive.
If you leapfrogged traditional film photography entirely, you will under-
stand digital better by learning the history of film. If you inherited or
purchased traditional film equipment, the more you know about film,
the better your scans and edits will be on the computer.
This chapter discusses negative and positive film and the terms that are
used to measure and describe film technology.