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>>43584859
Film is hugely impressive to me -- I've been around since it was the norm to get shitty disposable camera vacation photos developed at walmart, but my first "camera" was my DSi when I was in my teens, because it was the only thing I had available. Anyone who is able to commit to the finality of film and post-process it in the darkroom after is amazing to me.

Anon has good tips -- some people feel like post processing is 'cheating' somehow, but it's necessary for everyone to a lesser or greater extent, and whether they're simply removing a speck of lint on their doll's dress or doing more complex work to give it a certain feeling, it's an important part of the overall result and its own complicated beast to learn. Even simply adding a watermark is a form of post-processing, so don't feel badly. Sometimes you might do more than you meant to in hindsight, other times you'll wish you had tweaked this or that -- but the more you do it, the more you will define not only your own personal style, but also broaden your understanding of the tool or tools you use. I'll drop a photo straight from the camera and compare it to the one I edited to show the differences for everyone. I personally don't do too much, but sometimes I will tweak things to give them more of a dreamy aesthetic or to remove a doll stand.

Here's the camera raw of >>43501702 -- I cropped it a little and brightened the colors a bit to give it a more dreamy, shoujo feeling. The original photo was okay too, and I'm satisfied with it just as it came out of the camera! But for the sort of 'vibe' I wanted, I changed it a little. Don't be afraid to experiment with your own photos, anons.