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Originally Posted by winders
Film is dead....spend the money on some nice lenses for a quality digital camera and a good photo printer.
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There is no better way to LEARN the basics of photography. Watching a image appear on the paper as it develops is just cool. She will learn more about how to make a good photo with B&W printing and processing the film herself than all the books she can ever read.
Have her turn of the automatic exposure feature on the camera. Learn to gauge the exposure on film by bracketing the exposure. See the difference of 1/2 stop under or over exposed. It can be a ton of fun and great learning.
Once that is "burned in" to her brain move on to good digital cameras. All of that core learning will make he a better photographer.
I really hope she has a different career path. Very few professional photographers can make any money. Find something else to pay the mortgage. The would has gone to the "good enough" standard. My cell phone will shoot a picture better than my film camera from the 70s.