Newbie Advice

[Thanasis]

Hi everyone,

My name is Ria and I have recently discovered my mum's working Kodak Brownie she got when she was a teenager.

I'm looking to find a school/centre/website/shop that would be able to provide a little support on the main aspects of analogue photography (I.e. I want to actually learn about it rather than randomly pointing and shooting and hoping for the best!). I'm based in Sydney.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks for your help,

x R.

Hi Ria,

Welcome to apug from Sydney!! I am currently doing a black and white darkroom course which is being run in the eastern subrbs by a community college.

http://www.escc.nsw.edu.au/course/3177UTU

It gets run every six months so keep an eye out on the http://www.escc.nsw.edu.au website as they also run general film photography course too.

Take lots of pictures and ask lots of questions. There are a lot of people here that are both very knowledgeable and very helpful.
Best regards.
Thanasis

[Bob F.]

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I'll keep reading up but knowing me, I'll give up on the websites and books, get out the camera and roam the streets for days playing around. I dread to think what my first roll will turn out like!

Thanks again.

x R.

That's definitely the best way - especially with a camera like a Brownie.

Have fun, Bob.

[rpsawin]

Hi Ria,

And welcome to APUG. There are lots of resources and plenty of support.

Best regards,

Bob

[Roger Hicks]

Dear Ria,

Consider also "Welcome to Film"
http://www.rogerandfrances.com/photo...20welcome.html

and "Handling 120 film"
http://www.rogerandfrances.com/photo...oad%20120.html

Cheers,

Roger

[jford]

Welcome from Melbourne. I think Vanbar has a shop in Sydney. They have plenty of 120 film, which I've run through my grandmother-in-law's old box brownie. There is something fabulous about images coming from something so old and basic. Try it with colour and enjoy the uncorrected lens. As said by others, just point, shoot and learn. Not much else you can do with a brownie in a way.

John.