About grainmag — a publication for people who still shoot film.

grainmag is about the slow craft of black-and-white film — exposure, the Zone System, metering, and the discipline of getting it right in the camera. We write for people who like that film makes you think before the shutter, not after.

The Zone System — Ansel Adams and Fred Archer's method for reading light deliberately and placing tones on purpose — is the thread running through much of what we cover.

grainmag is written by Simon Lehmann, who also builds grainmag's companion app, an offline exposure companion for film shooters. Expect practical notes from the practice of shooting and developing film, not gear-of-the-week hype.