It’s often very difficult to achieve the best exposure in misty weather conditions, especially if the sun shines through and causes light levels in parts of the picture to go very high. Many digital sensors, even in expensive cameras, have a tendency to burn out to white above certain light levels, whereas film seems to be able to handle these wider levels of light more effectively.

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Photographers place a lot of value on sharp focusing and countless shots never see the light of day because of soft or inaccurate focusing. While failing to record the main focal points sharply is frowned upon, it’s generally acceptable for other parts of a shot to be out of focus. Indeed, photographers often use extremely shallow depth of field to blur everything behind or in front of the focal point. This really emphasizes the sharp areas of the subject. Though you don’t often see photos that buck the trend and defocus the focal point to deliberately, it can produce some unique images. Use it to give your images for dreamy, mysterious or sinister quality; as a cunning way to mask your subject’s identity; or simply to create an eye-catching abstract study.

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