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Who couldn't forget film?
Having watched the imaging landscape over the last 15 years I noticed there has been a resurgence in the old traditional medium.
Film, for those who don't know is made in a variety of formats, 35mm being the most popular. You use to be able to get a roll of film in 12, 24 and 36 exposures and there was always an extra shot on every roll.
I used to enjoy the rush whenever I opened the canister and physically loaded the film in the back on the camera. The sound of manually winding the film to the first frame will always be with me. Hearing each click of the shutter and watching the counter move made me feel I was actually capturing 'moments'.
I started my career in a mini lab where I got to process everyone's photos. Each day I got to travel the world, go to a wedding or see a newborns first smile - all through people's photos. I would literally see and process around 2000 photos a day. It was a lot and it certainly has left an impact on what I consider to be a 'good' photo based on lighting, composition and emotion.
I think the art of film photography has lost its way a bit. Developing film in a mix of chemicals through a C41 process and manually slicing negatives is a rarity left to a few specialised businesses in Australia. However saying this there is a new hope. I'm starting to see a resurrection of film pop up in garages and side street shops as the new generation are taking a liking to 'the old world'.
Typically branded a hipster, these characters source retro film cameras and request out of date lomo style films. They call light fogging a technique, whereas we saw it as a problem. Their motto - 'Films not dead'. It's these people I have to thank and say well done for keeping film alive. My hope is in 50 years time, film will still be around.
I get excited when people ask me about film and share their memories. Photos do bring people together and I wonder if there are any other people in this growing community who know what I'm taking about?
My question to you is this:
Did you ever use film and what was your favourite moment you captured?
Mine was a photograph of a dead tree over a still lake. I remember being outdoors feeling calm and the picture totally reflected my mood. I don't know what happened to the photo as I've moved over 14 times, but one day I hope to find it!
All photos by me - @myday
Film is all I shoot with my Pentax 67. I used to do mainly black and white but have been doing color only recently. For black and white I prefer to use 4x5
I love the Pentax 67! Glad to hear you have one @peterfmiller
I loved this. Years ago in high school I took a photography class that had a dark room. I got to learn how to process film and take photos, etc. fast forward a few years and I worked at a local photo processor developing film for people and it's amazing being able to enter a persons life through film. Some brave souls wold even bring nudie film in. lol Always blushed when developing and giving those back. Great post.
Sounds like my life too @iamron. We used to mark the envelopes with a star if they were NSFW. I really enjoyed photography in school, which is why I'm still doing it today :) Thanks for commenting!
Anytime! loved the post!
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super cool. I do video production and love film! thanks for the post, look forward to seeing more from you
Thanks @lpproject! Glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for commenting too!
Film will never die tbh. Anybody who refers to anything as "hipster" in a derogatory way is just soulless and afraid TBH
Haha well said @peterfmiller. I don't mean it in a derogatory way. I'm one of those people I talk about!
Oh! I didn't think you did! I've met plenty of people that think that way though, that photography is for "hipsters", esp for film.
They are typically the ones who never venture out and listen to talk back radio. Lol! Thanks for commenting @peterfmiller.
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Interesting series.
Thanks for commenting @team101
awsome stuff, i cant wait to buy a new camera just for my own steemit posts thanks for sharing! cheers!
I actually glad you liked this post @mmckersie. Let's hope you get a camera
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Why thank you @misschatty :)
I love film! Lomo is what got me into film in the first place, I love the manual, slow-paced shooting that film offers. I think it has influenced the way I shoot digital too :)
That's great to hear @shieha. I think all photographers should at least give film a go. They will be surprised at how differently it is to shoot with. It's about methodology and thought not Photoshop and Instagram. Thanks for commenting :)
That is a nice reflection into that era.
Thanks that's a nice comment about the post ;)
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STOPI have never own one, but I love them..
Well there no time like the current. I recommend going to your local thrift shop and picking one up :)
For me, film is still reference. Upvote and resteem!
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Great post man, thanks for taking us again to the old times. I remember a Leica in my parents house when I was a kid, I didn't use it at all, but it was always around. I have no idea where could it be.
I almost forget :)
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I shoot 35mm and 120 film. My tlr is my favorite tool right now and I'm finding my way through labs in the US. We have several options so I'm trying them out to find what I like. #filmsnotdead