This final layer eliminates blurry images or foggy film. Third is an anti-halation layer that is used to capture light and refrain it from bouncing back to the emulsion. Second is a layer of plastic to support the emulsion. The emulsion contains grains of silver salt that are able to absorb light and react with a developing chemical to break down into pure silver, remove the silver, and reveal an image on the negative. First, there is a light-sensitive emulsion layer. Simple black and white films are made of three layers. Here is an example of a black and white negative and it’s printed counterpart. Of course, there are many shades of gray in between depending on the density of the negative.
![black and white black and white](https://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/b1.jpg)
Black areas of the negative are the opposite, resulting in less light hitting the paper to leave a white spot. When printing onto photo paper light is able to pass through the clear areas of the negative resulting in more light hitting the paper and leading to a dark spot. That is to say, all the areas that show clear on the negative will be black on the print and all black areas of the negative will show white. The image on a black and white film negative is actually the inverse of the actual image.
![black and white black and white](https://media.contentapi.ea.com/content/dam/gin/common/logos/black-and-white-mono-logo.png)
![black and white black and white](https://mixmag.asia/assets/uploads/images/_full/Taipei-by-Gregory-Garde-10.jpg)
How Black and White Film Works for Film Photography Unfortunately, the best advice for any beginner in black and white film photography, like color film or slide film photography, would be to try a variety of brands and subtypes within those brands to find the right film for you. The three major brands of black and white films are Kodak, lford, and Fuji. While there are also a number of special films that require unique processing, it would be best to work with the basic black and white film types and learn how the film works before using these special films. There are a number of black and white (b&w) films available for 35mm film cameras and medium format film cameras that can still be found in stores.