By Meter for the shadows, expose for the highlights, and develop for the midtones—this fundamental principle separates successful film shooters from those burning through expensive rolls with inconsistent results. Your light meter doesn’t think like film does, which is why that perfectly exposed digital shot translates to underexposed, muddy negatives when you shoot the same scene on analog. Film has approximately five to seven stops of latitude depending on the stock, but unlike digital sensors that clip highlights first, negative film is remarkably forgiving in the highlights while shadows go to black quickly.
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