Shot on film

I know what you’re thinking. “Wait, what? You still shoot on film? Why?!”

It’s a good question. Why would I shoot on film when I can just shoot digitally? (and I do that too!). Because when you shoot on film, you have to THINK about what you’re doing. Think about which roll of film to use. Each film stock has. a different “look”. You have to think about each of your settings (aperture, shutter speed, and the film’s ISO), about how the light is falling on the subject, and about what you’re about to shoot, and why. Is it worth it? After all, each photo taken can be a equivalent to a few dollars per picture when you consider the price of the roll, shipping it off to get developed, the price for development, etc.

With digital, although it definitely has it's advantages, has, in my opinion, stripped some of the romance out of photography. You can just shoot, keep “chimping” (looking at the back of your camera after every shot to see if you got it right) and “spray and pray” that with all of those pictures, hopefully you got some keepers. Then you have to edit them to fix any problems.

When shooting on film, you have to put thought into each picture and manifest the image yourself. For me, that brings a lot of satisfaction out of the final image knowing I created that from scratch. Plus, the anticipation of having to wait to get my photos from my lab adds some excitement to the whole process. 

Below are 3 off my film cameras. Each one is unique and different in how it performs from the others. And with putting genuine thought behind each photo and the experience in how to produce it, we’ve captured some amazing memories together.