A few weeks ago, my mom surprised me by handing over her old Canon film camera from the 80's. I haven't shoot film in ages, so I was so excited to start tinkering again. You would think that going back to film would be similar to riding a bike. Let me tell you it isn't. To start off with, I bought the wrong film. Not only that, but I didn't open the box it came in until the day of the shoot, so I spent the morning running around Columbia for the correct film.
Kaylee, my fabulous make-up and hair stylist, is currently seven months pregnant and the cutest little thing, so I thought I'd see if I could convince her to model for some test shots. I knew I had to have someone I could be upfront with the fact that I wasn't even sure if this camera worked and had no idea what images, if any, we would come away with. Well Kaylee is the sweetest optimist you've ever met, and was confident that everything would be great. So we start shooting, and I quickly remembered how much of a blessing auto focus is. I spent what seemed like forever making sure the focus was as close as possible to perfect, only to be miffed when there wasn't a back of the camera preview to check. The suspense was killing me!
As soon as the shoot was over I sent the film off for processing, anxious to see if they turned out. Once you are used to seeing the images immediately on the back screen, and being able to look at them on your computer as soon as you get back to office, waiting two whole days for film seems like a lifetime. How did people back in the day do this?!
So I get the film back, and instantly see that it was all worth it. The grain, unique coloring, and density of the images is something that isn't the same with digital. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my dslr, and will be continuing to shoot with it. But sometimes, for that unique look, you might see me pull out this film camera for just a few shots.
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