Category archives: Shooting in Film

How The Best Film Photographers Meter Their Film

by Nancy Ray in Shooting in Film
How The Best Film Photographers Meter Their Film
One principle I live by? Never stop learning. That was the reason I wanted to create this PDF - I wanted to not only learn from other amazing film photographers - their approach to metering and light while shooting in film - but I wanted to make it available for other film photographers as well. When I read every photographer's response, I was amazed! Some of us do[...]

How to Roll Film

by Nancy Ray in Shooting in Film
How to Roll Film
For the longest time when I was trying to figure out how to shoot in film, I couldn’t find simple answers to some simple questions! Like, “How do you roll film in a Contax?” Well, I created this short video to answer that question! Hopefully it will help new film photographers out there trying to learn. Interested in learning more about our Studio’s approach[...]

2 More Days & Fun Feedback!

by Nancy Ray in For Photographers
2 More Days & Fun Feedback!
Last week I launched my brand new online course: Foundations in Film: Learn to Shoot Hybrid in 4 Weeks Seats are limited and enrollment is CLOSING THIS FRIDAY at midnight, no exceptions! Click here to learn all about it to see if it's a good fit for you. At the last minute yesterday, I decided to add on ONE more encore FREE Training: 3 Keys to Learning Film an[...]

Did you hear? The NEW COURSE Launched!

by Nancy Ray in For Photographers
Did you hear? The NEW COURSE Launched!
Last night, we hosted an Online Free Training Class all about Film Photography! Here's a brief recap of all we covered: I did a LIVE demo with my film camera in the class, teaching how to use a medium format camera, my approach to shooting, and sharing the 5 Steps to Shooting in Film. I shared my journey to film, the obstacles I faced when learning film photogra[...]

Free Training Tonight + A GIVEAWAY!

by Nancy Ray in For Photographers
Free Training Tonight + A GIVEAWAY!
It's TONIGHT It's TONIGHT! Real talk: I've been practicing my notes and 53 slides I've prepared, and I'll be doing a "rehearsal" today in the studio with Olivia and Callie! Why? Because I'm determined to make every moment worth your time. And I'm PUMPED about it. I'm so excited to be hosting a FREE hour of online training for anyone who wants to learn to shoot in fil[...]

Free Training! Learn Film Photography with me!

by Nancy Ray in For Photographers
Free Training! Learn Film Photography with me!
I am so excited to be hosting a FREE hour of online training for anyone who wants to learn to shoot in film! I hope you'll join me! 3 Keys to Learning Film and Transforming your Photography Business Here's the deal: I searched high and low trying to find ways to learn film when I was just starting out. There was NOTHING. I also knew that I wanted more of a mentorsh[...]

Shooting Hybrid: How we do it

by Nancy Ray in Shooting in Film
Shooting Hybrid: How we do it
Here’s the deal: we LOVE film. We are film photographers, and every opportunity that we can shoot in film, we will. We educate our clients about our love of film photography, and why it’s important to us. We adore it. We will choose film all day e’ry day, because it’s just so beautiful. We are also clear on the fact that film works the best in well lit scenarios, a[...]

5 Steps to Shooting in Film

by Nancy Ray in Shooting in Film
5 Steps to Shooting in Film
Here's what I love about film: It's SIMPLE. As photographers, I believe we tend to overcomplicate things while shooting. We overthink our settings, our styling, our approach. One thing I've learned in my almost 10 years of being a professional photographer: Simple is best. So I'm going to boil it down for you: these 5 simple steps are really all you need to k[...]

How we Transitioned to Film Photography

by Nancy Ray in Shooting in Film
How we Transitioned to Film Photography
Several years ago, I had a dream that I wanted to shoot in film, but I was terrified to make the jump. I didn’t know how to make it work financially, I was confident in my digital work, I didn’t know where to begin. I wanted it, but I didn’t want to “start over.” However, the more I photographed weddings and learned about photography, the more I fell in love with the [...]

How to Plan Your Wedding Day Around Film Photography

by Nancy Ray in For Brides
How to Plan Your Wedding Day Around Film Photography
Here's the most important thing to remember about film photography: it's all about natural light! If you're a bride that loves the look of film photography (like we do) and has booked a wedding photographer that shoots in film, here are important steps to think through as you are planning the details of your wedding day. Your most meaningful details: Prepar[...]