{"id":1657,"date":"2024-04-30T19:22:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylinereptiles.com\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:13:52","slug":"why-i-shoot-medium-format-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylinereptiles.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/30\/why-i-shoot-medium-format-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Shoot Medium Format Film"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Back in the day, 35mm film was called \u201cminiature\u201d format; its itty bitty negatives were considered only good for snapshots and maybe street photography (sorry, Leica shooter Henri Cartier-Bresson). Serious photography\u2014landscape, portraiture, documentary, commercial\u2014was dominated by medium format film, a platform that produced images with fine detail and luscious tonality, even when blown up to make billboard-size prints.<\/p>\n