Intro To Film Photography with Mat Marrash

Skill Level: This class is designed for shooters new to film photography and film theory.

A FREE roll of film is included with your ticket purchase!

This class is an introduction to the awesomeness of black and white film! Before you start working in the darkroom, you have to know how film works and how to expose your film properly. Better exposures make better prints! This class will give the requisite knowledge about B&W film to get ready to do your own film developing.

Did you know that Midwest Photo has a rental darkroom! For more info and to reserve time in the darkroom, check out the MPEX Rental Darkroom page here!

Darkroom 101 covers a range of topics including:

* Types of B&W film and their uses

* Where to get quality film

* Film speed and grain

* Metering techniques

* The Sunny 16 Rule

* Using filters for B&W photography

* and lots of tips on using film and getting great exposures every time!

Darkroom 102 covers a range of topics including:

* Types of B&W film chemistry

* Intro to film emulsions

* Outline of developing procedures

* Dealing with negatives

* How to deal with different kinds of development chemistry

* and lots of tips for black and white development!