Using Black and White Film
Its hard to find sometimes but its making a resurgence, black and white film. If youve never used this film now is the time to try it out. Here are some tips to using b&w film and what you can expect from the results.
1. Forget color. This is the hardest thing to do and the number one reason that you will not get good results with b&w film.
2. Look for contrast. Once you can ignore color look for contrast. You will want your image to have a bit more contrast than you would normally want in a color image.
3. Consider shooting situations that are more formal. Black and white film gives such a wonderful timelessness to an image and its perfect for formal situations.
4. Keep your photos simple. Black and white film simplifies so dont fight it. Keep the images simple by keeping close to your subject or place your subject against a simple back drop.
5. Babies and pets look great on b&w film. Place the pet or baby on a white background and youll be stunned at the beautiful results.
Black and white film creates a timeless simple look. Its wonderful for portraits and formal events. After shooting a few rolls of b&w youll notice that you start to pay attention to composition of your image more, since you dont have to worry about color. If youre just learned photography try using b&w film for awhile it will help you teach yourself good composition. Think of light and dark, black and white
, and good composition and youll find that b&w film could be a whole new hobby for you.
