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.
