Scanning
Flatbeds, DSLR rigs, and getting the grain right off the negative.
Three ways off the negative
The scan is half the photograph. A great negative scanned badly looks digital; a mediocre one scanned well looks like film.
The methods
flatbed easy, soft — good enough to learn DSLR sharp, slow — a macro lens + backlight lab consistent — let someone else nail it
The grain rule
Scan for grain, not against it. If you smooth the grain out, you've deleted the reason you shot film in the first place.