Observed arrival · 2026-09-20
Grainfolio, a field notebook for film photographers
A compact analog-photography reference covering exposure, film storage, composition, and a Sunny-16 exposure selector.
- For
- Film photographers working without reliable meter batteries
- Worth noticing
- It pairs exposure equivalence with practical film-storage temperatures and airport scanner advice.
Field notes
Grainfolio is structured as a numbered field reference rather than a conventional photography blog, with sections for exposure, storage, composition, Sunny-16 practice, and reference material. Its technical guidance includes stop-by-stop exposure examples, refrigerator and freezer temperatures, warming times for different film formats, and warnings about airport CT scanners. The page also turns practice into a habit by asking photographers to record frame settings and compare those notes with the developed negative.
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