Category: Film Exposure

Pushing Film Pushing film is a term for rating the ISO film speed higher (faster) than the film is designed for. Many films may include an exposure index (EI) rating in addition to the...

If you happen to be without a camera that has through-the-lens light meter or don’t have a handheld light meter, then you may wonder how to manually set the aperture and shutter speed for...

The zone system was created by famous photographer Ansel Adams in the 1940s as an exposure guide to photography. This was a systematic formula created for gaining the correct exposure for film photography in...

A common film exposure problem is a backlit subject, or a subject standing in front of a lighter background or light source such as a window or the sun. Light meters, whether through-the lens...