STOP EXPOSURE GAMBLING and start training your eyeballs

I ignored what my camera told me to do, and film photography taught me why I was right. Bonus: this post includes a practical exercise to train your eye and help you get there as well.

I used to be a photographer who checked the LCD after every single frame, adjusting settings based on the histogram instead of learning to read the light in front of me.

Film broke that habit by removing the option entirely. When I shot two rolls of medium format (6x7 at $1.50 per shot [self-developed!]) at Fremont Street in Las Vegas, I flew home across…