Have you tried developing your own color/colour film at home? It's even more easy than black and white development. Give it a shot (pun definitely intended)
I used to hate / dislike how film made me feel lonely. Now I’ve learned to embrace being a little nerdy, even extra interested in my ‘hobby’ and love how it’s brought me into a unique sub-world of wonderfully creative, imaginative and passionate people.
Love this. The waiting kills me but I was SO excited to receive the email today telling me my scans were in! And so happy to see that I actually got a couple of keepers!
I don't think you get a choice when it comes to #8 - you're either a 'shoeboxes full of negatives' type of photographer (I am) or a 'nicely filed, with notes, in date order, in a folder' type of photographer (sadly, not me)
I am one of those happy black and white photogs shooting my bulk rolled Kentmere and Foma at $3 per 36-exposure roll. I love it. But also I yearn for color and wish I could justify the cost more often.
Grew up in the pre digital era. Even film is different now in the digital age. Besides the cost and the waiting the biggest hinderance to film is the knowledge of how to make a good exposure.
With digital you can put it on auto and bang away. I bought the expensive Nikon kit in 1982 I had little understanding of how to use it. Growing up all we had was the Kodak box camera, 120 film and it took about two weeks to get the prints.
Most of the world does not know anything about the history of photography and therein lies part of the problem.
I have both film and digital cameras and I enjoy them both. The real test for me is what is in the frame.
Have you tried developing your own color/colour film at home? It's even more easy than black and white development. Give it a shot (pun definitely intended)
I hate film because my negatives got ruined by mould! 😭 Make sure you store your archives correctly y'all!
Also hate taking my mate out on a test shoot and then realising afterwards the film wasn't loaded properly...
Absolutely spot on on all points.
I will add in a digital sense that I hate being told that DSLRs are dead Mirrorless are the only cameras worth considering these days!! <rant over> 😀
I used to hate / dislike how film made me feel lonely. Now I’ve learned to embrace being a little nerdy, even extra interested in my ‘hobby’ and love how it’s brought me into a unique sub-world of wonderfully creative, imaginative and passionate people.
Love this. The waiting kills me but I was SO excited to receive the email today telling me my scans were in! And so happy to see that I actually got a couple of keepers!
Like a true RnR philosopher once sang: the waiting is the hardest part
I don't think you get a choice when it comes to #8 - you're either a 'shoeboxes full of negatives' type of photographer (I am) or a 'nicely filed, with notes, in date order, in a folder' type of photographer (sadly, not me)
I am one of those happy black and white photogs shooting my bulk rolled Kentmere and Foma at $3 per 36-exposure roll. I love it. But also I yearn for color and wish I could justify the cost more often.
Grew up in the pre digital era. Even film is different now in the digital age. Besides the cost and the waiting the biggest hinderance to film is the knowledge of how to make a good exposure.
With digital you can put it on auto and bang away. I bought the expensive Nikon kit in 1982 I had little understanding of how to use it. Growing up all we had was the Kodak box camera, 120 film and it took about two weeks to get the prints.
Most of the world does not know anything about the history of photography and therein lies part of the problem.
I have both film and digital cameras and I enjoy them both. The real test for me is what is in the frame.