Workshop Analoge Fotografie für Anfänger - 35mm Film

In the organizer's words:

Learn the basics of analog photography in a relaxed atmosphere - and create images that inspire. As experienced analog photographers, Anna & Chris have already photographed all formats from 35mm to 120 film, but in this workshop we will concentrate on working with 35mm film. The workshop is aimed at all people who enjoy analog photography and want to understand the basic processes + exposure.

You've come to the right workshop if you:

• you are interested in analog photography but have no idea where to start

• you want to understand your analog camera (all cameras from point and shoot to manual exposure are welcome! We can also provide you with an optional camera).

• you want to understand how to properly expose 35mm film

• you want to get to know the process of analog photography from the beginning to film development

• you enjoy analog photography and would like to understand it from the ground up

Most important information:

-Date: 24.08.2025, 10-14/15 h

-4-5 hour workshop in the Light And Day Studio Cologne-Dellbrück + shooting part on our 70s industrial site

-including 1x Kodak Portra 400 35mm film per person

-25% voucher for film processing + scan at UrbanFilmLab

-Supervision by two experienced photographers

-max. 8 participants, from 6 participants the workshop takes place

-incl. snacks and drinks

This is how the workshop works:

After a theoretical part in which we explain all the basics and already address your questions & challenges, we will go into practice on our 70s site. Here we will show you how to correctly measure the exposure of your film, give you tips on camera handling, framing and much more.

01 Theory (1-2 hours)

• -Camera types

• -Film types 35mm vs 120

• -Film do's and don'ts

• -Film Speed - what does the ISO of a film mean?

• -Film Looks Overview - how to choose the right film

• -Film Processing - How do I get my photos?

• -What does a film lab actually do?

• -Exposure guide for 35mm film

• -Use of an (external) light meter and the light meter of your camera

02 Practice shoot (2-3 hours)

• Learn how to expose your film correctly in different lighting situations - and get to know the range of a 400 ISO film

• Try out your creativity and test lighting situations, compositions and let your creativity run free

• You can send your exposed 35mm film to our partner UrbanFilmLab with a 25% voucher

Price information:

Incl. Kodak Portra 400 25% voucher for development + scan at UrbanFilmLab