Every semester, Elgin Community College assistant professor Travis Linville asks his photography students how many have used film.

“Many of my students have never dealt with film in any way,” he said. “It presents certain new challenges as a teacher to explain what film even is.”

Despite the prevalence of digital photography, Linville and photography instructors at Waubonsee Community College, Batavia High School, Geneva High School, St. Charles East High School and St. Charles North High School teach students how to develop negatives and turn them into prints.