Hi!

[Southern-Lights]

Hi. I just got my first SLR not too long ago, Pentax Me Super. I haven't used film in a while.

I was wondering if anyone could offer me some tips? Maybe a good photography book to look for.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Welcome back to film. Might try out Les Meehan's Creative Exposure or Ansel Adams' The Negative. Tips? Get crackin' and have some fun.

And welcome to APUG.

 

[Southern-Lights]

Thanks.

I'll have to take a look at those books.

 

[photoncatcher]

Glad to have you back in the wonderful world of film.

 

[Chazzy]

Welcome to APUG. You might try this Henry Horenstein book:

http://www.amazon.com/Black-White-P...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271573326&sr=8-1

 

[Jeff Kubach]

Hello and welcome to APUG! Try your local library. At least it will save you some money. Film is a lot of fun!

Jeff

 

[Southern-Lights]

Thanks for all the welcomes!

I look forward to having fun with film.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

I'll give another vote to the Henry Horenstein book. His books were the standard texts at Maryland Institute College of Art when I was taking classes there back in the film-only days. Also look for the John Schaefer "Ansel Adams Guide: Basic Techniques of Photography" book. Welcome to APUG- this is also a tremendous wealth of information for anything you will want to do photographically. Oh, and the best thing you can do to learn more? Just get out there and SHOOT!

 

[Anscojohn]

Welcome, from near Washington, DC.

 

[fotch]

Hi and welcome to APUG

 

[jamesgignac]

Welcome to APUG - you'll find great help flattening out the learning curve if you snoop around this forum enough, believe me! Local libraries can be a fantastic source of info - particularly if you have some change to use their photocopier

Anyhow best of luck, keep up the practice, and remember - one of the best ways to reinforce your own knowledge is to teach it to others - I helped build darkrooms for friends before I tackled my own - if you choose to do the same their are some great old books out there (I have one of them in my studio - the name isn't coming to mind at the moment but I'll try to track it down.)

ALL THE BEST!

 

[papagene]

Hello and welcome to APUG from western New England. I have a couple ME Supers and they are fun cameras.