So here’s something photographers don’t confess that often, I’m way uncomfortable shooting film.

Yeaaaaah.

All those “Film is Forever!” people? I’m not one of them. Okay, I am “Film is Forever!” but I’m also “I REALLY love Digital”. Like REALLY. The funny thing (pardon me if this story doesn’t reveal itself to actually be “funny”) is that I love motion picture film, and polaroid. I think with both of those mediums I let go of control and am kind of okay with film just organically doing it’s thing. But with portraiture? Not so much. I like having RAW control of the picture, I like spending hours in Lightroom making my eyes bleed over how much blue to pull out of the sky. I like having control. Which probably means I have other problems. Eh. It’s probably more likely that I just haven’t figured out how to shoot with “well”.

For me film is still about candids, about a lack of control- I’m trying to embrace that.

I shoot very different things with film. I allow myself more breathing room and time. I love that film is teaching me to shoot more carefully and let go. So I’ll probably be updating my film work on this blog cause it’s not going in the portfolio just yet. We’ll see. Maybe one day I’ll be one of those old fogies that gives disapproving glances at preteens using the latest Canon PowerShot. Right now, I’m still prepared to be 12.

All Canon Rebel2000 ($50 bucks used on Craigslist! Hot mama) 1600 B/W.

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