You know what I love about my completely impractical, expensive, amateur, and often heartbreaking passion that is film photography?
It’s the perfect excuse to pull over on the side of the road during the golden hour and snap a photo of a run-down farmhouse you pass by every day. It’s cause for victory when, seconds after you’ve taken said photo, storm clouds roll in and cover the gorgeous sunlight you wouldn’t have captured otherwise. It’s thinking to yourself, “It’ll be a shame if that photo doesn’t turn out well,” and later getting a little thrill when you’ve paid $41 for 72 shots, one of which is the above, which is exactly how it looked through your viewfinder and how you hoped it would look in print. It’s loving every single imperfection (including the grains of sand in the lens from romantic beach camping trips) about each perfect shot.
Gorgeous! My fella got me an adorable little analogue for my birthday and I’ve been having a blast trying to get used to film again. Shots like this are something for me to aspire to!
Ooh you’ll have so much fun with that! I hope you post some on your blog.
I love film photography myself. I gave it up years ago when I switched to digital, however. It got too expensive for my lifestyle. But I hope to bring out the Canon AE-1 again someday and shoot something amazing again. I really do. Also, I just bought an old Polaroid camera and I actually found the film on a site dedicated to bringing back Polaroid photography. I’m really excited to experiment with it.
I’ve been eyeing a pretty awesome digital Polaroid camera on Photojojo for awhile. “Digital Polaroid” sounds very contradictory, I realize, but it is actually both! The new paper they use is slightly less expensive, and the fact that you can actually save and edit your photos is pretty nifty too. Nothing like going vintage, though!
Cassie…couldn’t agree with you more about the highs and lows of film photography.
The little thrill of ‘a perfect shot’ is something different when I look at my prints vs. my digital photos. I love them both but there’s something delicious about film, something that feels fleeting and permanent at the same time.
Happy shooting and I can’t wait to see more of your film shots.
Yup, I know exactly what you mean. When you’re able to take a million shots with digital, it can decrease the joyous effect it has on you when you do get that perfect shot. With film, each great photo feels like such an accomplishment! That said… I’d LOVE to have a nice DSLR. Maybe one day.
Dayum…I really want to start using more film . That picture is so cool. For some reason, it really made me miss storm clouds…I’ve been craving rain, lately. Los Angeles is too sunny, waaaaahhhhhhhhh.
One year in California and you’re already lamenting the gorgeous, dependable sunshine?! WHAT IS HAPPENING.
I’m so impressed with this photo – it has such a distinct mood. Especially love the hazy sky and the light glinting off the gate.
Thank you! It does have a very definite mood. Probably influenced by the strange (as far as I can tell) lady who lives there. I was so worried she was going to see me taking a picture of her house and yell at me!
Such lovely lighting!
I hate following in love with something and having the world advance away from the thing i love, like film. I always think about the people born in 1920 going with all the changes theyve seen over the course of their lives.
I love how the sun is glinting off the gate to the right. It adds something ethereal to the picture.