In all my years of shooting photos, I have yet to come across a digital camera that can blend light and color as well as a film camera. In the photo, above we have a beautifully blended green bokeh in the foreground. Mamiya 645 AFD with 80mm f/2.8 and Kodak Portra 400 Film isn’t split up in such a linear way, and because of that, it naturally blends light and colors better. Film Blends Light and Color Betterĭigital camera sensors, are made up of millions of tiny squares that give us an image. In this photo, the Portra 400 (the film) is doing a great job controlling the highlights, and I’m able to capture the nice out of focus bamboo shoots as well as details in her hair. If I shot this with my Canon 5Dm3 I know I’d be dealing with a lot more blown out highlights. In the photo above, I have Emily standing in some bamboo shoots with the sun directly behind her. This is especially helpful when I’m using the brightest thing in our solar system as a hair light. It is much more forgiving when it comes to overexposure, and it doesn’t blow out highlights as easily as digital cameras. Film is meant to be shot in natural light, and that’s where it thrives. One area where I see film having a clear advantage over digital is in natural light. If you want to learn more about natural light shooting techniques be sure to check out these articles. If you don’t agree, hear me out first, I’ll give you four reasons why film is the King of Natural Light.Īll of the following photos I shot with 100% natural light. Of course, there are thousands of other scenarios where digital will sweep the floor with film, but when it comes to natural light photography, film is still better. Why does film matter? I’m going to make a bold claim and say that shooting film in natural light is better than shooting digital in natural light. Shooting film nowadays seems like a novelty reserved for grandparents and hipsters, but does it still hold its ground in a world where everything is digital? We have Instagram, VSCO Cam, and hundreds of other applications that will emulate the look of film, so does shooting actual film make a difference? From left to right: Canon Eos Elan, Mamiya RZ67, Mamiya 645 AFD 4 Reasons Why Film is Still King of Natural Light Photography Rather, this article is meant to show how shooting film is still relevant for photographers today. Let me start off by saying this article isn’t an argument on how film is better overall than digital.
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