So I've been mulling around with the idea of shooting some film along with my digital images. I grew up with film. I worked with film way (ok, maybe not WAY--like 1989--all right fine...WAY WAY) back in high school in photography class. We'd head out on our photography assignments with our Nikon film camera's strung around our (oh so young!)necks and then it was back to the darkroom to process the film and prints ourselves. It was SO cool. And you had to know what you were doing back then, not like with today's digital SLRs and the auto settings. Nowadays it's shoot to your heart's (or memory card's) fill and then plug into your computer and BAM there's all your shots ready to be manipulated however you see fit.
Don't get me wrong, digital and all it encompasses with photo editing software has it's place, but there's something to be said about the timeless feel of film. There's something to be said about not knowing what you're getting until you receive your processing back from the lab--it's like Christmas opening up that package! And I'm also not saying Auto settings and digital make for good photography--at the end of the day no matter what type and kind of camera you are using, I fully believe it is the photographer and not the camera who creates beauty and art.
Here's an example of the amazing quality of film. (Now mind you, this is Jose Villa's work and he's AWESOME), but still it's film and you get the idea...
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So, besides the Nikon D700, I am in the market for a film camera. I'm looking at either the Contax 645 or the Mamiya 645AFD. The Contax is quite a bit more expensive than the Mamiya but I'm still leaning towards it for a variety of reasons. The whole aspect of adding some film shooting back in to my work is really exciting!
I'm also committing myself to taking my camera (any camera) out and just shooting randomly. I've become too focused on 'managed' shoots like fashion or even weddings to some degree. I need to let myself be a bit more free and just shoot for myself. So, when I return from Ecuador I am going to make sure I fit time in each week to do just that!
Speaking of Ecuador, things are coming along great for that and I'll be doing plenty of shooting there as well. Can't wait.
Until next post...here's another of Ines. I'm so happy with the portraits from this shoot:
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