This is an awesome post that was just sent to me via my favorite e-toy: The Google Alert. Don’t know about it? Go google it now. It’s a beautiful thing.

I like this article because Mike lists 10 fundamental questions that you really should know the answers to if you consider yourself a photographer.

I’ll list a few here, but go read the article. Visit Mike Helm’s Article Here

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4. The battery in your camera’s light meter has died and you want to take a photograph outside on a clear sunny day. You’re shooting on Ilford PanF 50 film. What shutter speed do you select? (The shutter speeds and aperture on your camera are mechanically controlled, and not affected by the light meter’s dead battery … this isn’t a trick question)

8. Explain what “push” and “pull” is in developing film.

9. Explain the significance of an 18% grey card.

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I found this article really relevent because just a few days ago I was chatting with a client about how the principles I learned in my film class really translated quite well from the traditional darkroom to the digital darkroom.

A class can never hurt. At the very least you learn a few things and meet some really interesting people. I sure did. But those stories are better told in person. Over a glass of wine. They are classic.

Enjoy the artcle!