A video course from theFINDlab

FIND Fundamentals

Your first roll starts here.

Go from never having shot film to loading a camera, setting your exposure on purpose, and getting your scans back, taught by the lab that sees every frame.

Pre-orders open Black Friday, November 27. Get an email the moment they do.

Film feels intimidating. It doesn't have to be.

You don't need expensive gear to take amazing photos. Bring the camera you already have, or the one a family member passed down, and we'll show you how to use it. Your first roll won't be perfect, and that's the point.

What you'll learn

  1. Pick a camera and a film. What to look for, four proven first cameras, and the forgiving film stocks we'd load first.
  2. Understand exposure once, use it forever. Shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, one setting at a time, with stops made simple.
  3. Prioritize, balance, compromise. A three-step system for any shot, worked through real scenes like freezing a skateboarder mid-trick.
  4. Meter like you mean it. When your meter gets fooled, and Sunny 16 for when you don't have one.
  5. Load it, shoot it, rewind it. Grab your camera and practice as you watch. This course is for doing.
  6. The lab part, finally explained. Labeling your roll, filling out the order form, pushing and pulling, and getting your scans back.

Who it's for

Taught by the people who see every frame

theFINDlab has been developing film since 2011 and has processed millions of rolls from around the world. We see every image on every roll that comes through the lab, so we know exactly where first rolls go wrong, and how to get them right.

Labs in Provo and Salt Lake City, with mail-in ordering from anywhere.

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Pre-orders open Black Friday, November 27. We'll send one email when they do.

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