Why did people stop shooting film? Sure digital cameras took over, I remember when my parents got their first. It was clunky, horribly heavy, slow and yes, you could see the image immediately. Remarkable. And since then digital photography has expanded immensely, you see a photo now and without a doubt it seems to be taken on a digital SLR. But maybe returning to the old, forgotten art of the 90's (yeah my dad still shot film when I was a kid, so it really isn't that antiquated) is new for some people! It sure was for me about a year and a half ago when my dad gave me his Canon AE-1 to experiment with. I fell in love...immediately, even though I'd have to wait forever to actually see the images I took. But there is something about the anticipation, wondering, the development, negatives and unveiling of film that is wonderful. So over the last few months I've been shooting a roll, awfully slowly, and got it developed a week ago, finally getting it picked up today! Here are the results friends. Enjoy!
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| just a test. |
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| my comfy bed. |
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| ME! |
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| dorm room view! |
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| bokehhhh |
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| oh megan, such sass. |
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| such a good movie. and i love the natural vignetting on this pic. |
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| hmmm not sure what happened here... |
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| best. band. ever. |
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| thats better |
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| my dog! |
-Max
Your pictures came out absolutely lovely, Max! The digital camera will never be able to replace that feeling of waiting for a roll of film to develop, and how you described it was just perfect. The only downside to film these days is how expensive it has become to develop. My local camera store charges $12 bucks for one roll. I try not think about it each time I make a trip, haha.
ReplyDeleteSo true! I go to Costco for convenience and it's about $7.50 for prints and a disc of the photos so not terrible for how little I do it. I'd love to see some of your film photos Jamie! Thanks for your kind words as well. :)
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