tokyo_blues

yeah it's fantastic. The film photography community is the best.

Yep. There's a huge gatekeeping issue in the film community.

On top of what you said, there's the truckloads of boomers who think they still own the hobby and should sit in every committee on how it's done

Can you just not do a hausbildung with a local pro photographer?

You'll support their work, understand the craft, their methods, and access their network.

The key thing is that they'll get something in return, too.