Welcome to the New Year friends! It has been a minute since my last blog post but we are in the new year and it is time to share more knowledge and content.
Recently I got into film photography after having DSLRs and mirrorless cameras to work with. Starting with Nikon DSLRs and Sony full-frame mirrorless systems.
I have been fortunate to have and operate a variety of lenses with my Sony cameras such as:
- Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM
- Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM
- Sony 50mm f/1.8
- Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM
- Sony 16-35, 24-70 and 70-200 f/2.8 GM
Without a doubt, the above range of lenses has given me the opportunity to capture visuals in photography and videography on essentially any type of job, from commercial airplane shoots, to models, to fashion shows, to car photography, event photography and general content creation to name a few.
After shooting for years at high-speed DSLRs and mirrorless systems, accumulating massive amounts of information, filling TBs on external hard-drives and so on.
Just being able to get back on the film game, with a simple but magical Canon F1 and a variety of 35mm rolls of film… it has been therapeutic to say the least!
Why? Because most film cameras are manual cameras and most times you also need external light meters. The fact that you have to do extra motions to get a shot and the fact that you only have under 36 shots to get your photo right — it’s just amazing.
If you have been shooting digitally all your career, either professionally or as a hobbyist; you should try film.
But instead of telling you whether you should or should not; I can tell you what happened to me:
- I have been able to appreciate camera exposure way more
- I have been proud of the shots I got right after tuning in my perception, my light exposure, my basics (f stops, shutter speed, etc), and seeing the result later.
- I can appreciate colors more
- I see a story more clearly around me
- It expanded my perception of my city and surroundings
- It revitalized my love for my digital camera as well and photography as a whole
- The challenge of perfecting film shots increased my general hunger to learn more about photography and its art.
Those are some of the things that I can share with you on an immediate basis.
Now that I have shot about 100 rolls of models, portraits, landscapes, cities, and more. I have been able to get on Medium format systems which are a step up from 35mm film cameras.
I simply cannot be happier to do this at this time of my career and life where we get hit by a world that wants everything to be quick, fast and immediate.
It gives you a well-deserved break from the hectic noise of the world and lets you intake and appreciate what is around you. In a way, it connects you with the environment and allows you to see slowly and peacefully.
Give it a try.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING THIS – If you want to see more of this, go to my about page, and let’s get in touch! Feel free to ask questions and write to me about anything else you want to know in this creative field. But be sure to write to me!
FILM GEAR I USE – Canon AE1, Canon F1, Fuji GW690II, Canon EOS 650
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