Does Shooting Film Make You a Better Photographer?

The medium is not the message.

Jeff Hayward
Full Frame
Published in
6 min readMay 2, 2024

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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

I’ve seen some photographers on social media suggesting that if you don’t shoot film, you’re not a “real photographer.” (Whatever that is.)

It’s true, the cool kids are shooting film again, giving the once-forgotten medium a new life. But will it make them better photographers?

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Jeff Hayward
Full Frame

Ex-reporter. AI critic. Nostalgia lover. Follow my publications Ai-Ai-OH and CanadEH.