Candlelight photography with a traditional camera?

Kunoichi26: Candlelight photography with a traditional camera?
I am a complete beginner at photography and I want to experiment with an idea I have for a photo. The lightsource is going to be candlelight and I want to know how to go about doing that. I have looked on the net and I can only find tips on candlelight photography with a digital camera, which I don’t have. Can anybody give me any tips, or are the two cameras handled similarly? Thanks.

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Answer by Terisu
The only difference would be that in a film camera you have to choose your film speed (ISO) and type to go with the candlelight, and in a digital camera, you can choose whatever ISO and white balance you want. I’d go with the fastest tungsten film you can find, or use a blue filter. Standard daylight film without a filter will give you orange pictures.

Answer by RedFox
Assuming you are using a 35mm film SLR…If your camera happens to have a light-meter in it, make sure you are metering the correct subject, and not the flame of the candle itself or too near it. As aforementioned, if you don’t use a certain type of filter, your photos may turn out orange. Low ISO, and it will need a tripod with the minimal amount of light from the candle. Shutter speed will have to be crazy slow if metered correctly, probably 1 second +. If using B&W film, don’t worry about filtering so much. Make sure composition is set up the way you wish, and if you have a shutter release switch it would also be useful.

Answer by Amanda J
Use 3200 film and a tripod. If the images are color, I would look into some filters since the candle light will probably create an overall warm tone.

3200 film will be very grainy, but that is sometimes longed for by photographers.