A Beginners Guide to Analog (Film) Photography

In our current 'digital world' there is a widespread need for a little basic guidance on the 'old ways' of film photography. Not perhaps for the enthusiasts, but the average person, in order that the advantages and permanence of Film Photography can be grasped and utilised for the future. Thus, this little booklet came into being, hopefully to bring joy and understanding to one and all. John was educated at Dunstable School (Beds), then University College of North Wales, Bangor, specialising in Radio and Electrical Engineering. Drafted into the Aircraft industry during the war years, John retired in 1985, from Westland Helicopters (Yeovil), as C.Eng. MIET. John has resisted most of the digital advances in photo techniques and is still able to follow the original path of Film Photography, proudly showing his first efforts in portraiture, taken in April 1941. The return to analogue photography is currently manifest Worldwide, and the writer hopes this this tiny contribution has helped...