So, my friend and fellow photographer Heather Ahrens does this thing she calls “Film Friday”. Basically, she tries to shoot a roll of film once a week and posts them on her blog. She challenged her other photographer friends to join her and I’ve taken up the challenge. I’m so glad I did!
Today I found my old film camera buried in the back of my storage unit. It’s just a little Nikon N65 and very different from my Canon pro digital gear. I bought one roll of film- 24 exposures of just plain old Kodak 400 right off the supermarket shelves and headed for the nature preserve by my house.
It took me 45 minutes to shoot 24 frames! I had to carefully compose each and every shot to really make them count. All the images were shot in Manual mode. It was so hard not to be able to see the images instantly on the back of my camera! But, I enjoyed reconnecting with this old friend, my film camera and plan to join Heather in “Film Friday” and shoot a roll a week. I may even bring it to some weddings or portrait sessions just for fun!
After the shoot, I was so excited to see the images, I headed straight to the drugstore and waited the half hour while they processed the film. It’s so cool that they can now go straight from negatives to digital files! Love it!
So, here are a few of my favorites. No processing, no Photoshop. No nothing. I’m loving the vintage look and soft, milky tones of the film. Very retro, don’t you think?
Peas in a Pod
Bee
Pink Daiseys
Inverted reflection of the marsh- inspired by Impressionistic paintings
reflection at sunset on the marsh-impressionistic inspired
thorny
yellow daiseys
