Photography equipment

Large Format camera’s

Large format camera’s use a film size of 5”x4” and this is the most expensive way of capturing pictures. Although this format is the most expensive it gives a good quality image. This camera is usually used for landscape photography as it gives a shaper and better tonality to photos and it is gain free. These camera also allow the photography to focus on the subject. Many photographers use this camera because you have get different interchangeable lenses to use for the camera which means they can have different mounts.  In this camera you can have 2 sheets of film per dark side the only down side from this is that you would have to keep changing the film every two images that you take.

Medium format camera’s

 Medium format camera’s use the film size of 6.5cm wide. You can get these in two types of sizes 120 and 220. This camera gives a good quality image and can be easily portable which bales the photographer to take there photography out of the studio. This camera is mainly used in the studio for fashion or portrait or landscape. Many photographers like to use this camera as when the images are enlarged they still have good quality to them. Another advantage is that the back of the camera has a interchangeable back which allow them to change the film mid roll. There are also many different lenses to chose from which include fixed or zoom.
This camera which uses 120 film normally gives you a 16 shot ot less exposure per roll , this depends on the picture format. The most popular medium format camera is the “Rolli 6008 integral” 

35mm

The 35mm camera is a SLR. This stands for Single Lens relax. These camera’s are much more affordable compared to the medium and large format camera. The name of the camera 35mm comes from the size of the film that is used which is 35mm. This film size take the most images compared to the large and medium format. This takes up to 36 shots per roll. The image quality on this camera depends on the type of camera and what lenses you use. You can get many different lenses for this type of camera which give you big zoom’s.  The image quaintly in these camera’s can vary depending on the camera’s not just the photographers. People will use these camera’s for family pictures , sports and photojournalism. These are used for these as the camera is easy to set up and can take quick motion images for sports or concerts.

Lighting and equipment

Lighting is very important for a studio and outside shoot. Lighting can give a photo a better quality. Lighting can come in many different ways. You can use Flash bulbs , reflectors and soft boxes. These come in different watts , so you can decide what you want depending on how you want the person or place lit. For example you can have a “Side light” which adds light to the side to provide shadows and depth to a image this is uses mainly portraiture. “Black light” is a light behind the subject , this creates a silhouette. “ Hard light” is a direct light this creates strong shadows and high contrast. “spotlight” is when a focused amount of light highlights a certain part of the subject or scene. All these are created by these different types of lighting.
Flash bulbs are connected to the camera’s so when the shutter goes off this goes off to. This is called Flash photography. This is used for studio photo’s such as fashion or family portrait. Reflectors , these reflect the light on to the subject or part of a scene. This is created by using a fold up circle with sliver on it or a umbrella with a light in. A soft box creates a soft light that makes the image have natural light.

Tripods are also important in photo shoots as they able the photographer to get a good photo as it keeps the camera still. There are many different tripods available depending on the camera and the height that you want.

Dark room

The dark room is used to develop light sensitive photographic materials including film and paper. To delevlop a photo in the dark room there are many things that will be needed. The main thing is a dark room , this mustn’t have any light as this can ruin the photo’s process. You can use a safe light which is red which limits the amount of light and doesn’t ruin the paper and photo process. You will also need an Enlarger which enlargers the photo from film to paper. This is done by showing light on to it. Next you will need the chemicals to process it there are 3 stages to this first the developer then the stop , then the fixer. This keeps the picture to the paper and stops it from fading.
Other things you will need will be trays for the chemicals. Timers for the exposure on the enlarger.