And after picking up the film at the lab the other day, that trace of jealousy I once felt was wiped away. The excitement of seeing those images for the first time, and the beauty of them being captured on film, was well worth the wait.
Friday, November 30, 2007
The Beauty of Film
Following Henri Cartier-Bresson's adage, all I took with me was one camera, one lens, one film. While I was in Mexico, I admit, I was jealous. Shooting digitally for work for the last 8 years, I was craving that instant gratification I've become so accustomed to. I watched Josh and John look at their pictures each night. Occasionally while we were out shooting, one would ask me how the picture looked, or what I got. I'd jokingly show them the back of my film camera. "Looks great!"
And after picking up the film at the lab the other day, that trace of jealousy I once felt was wiped away. The excitement of seeing those images for the first time, and the beauty of them being captured on film, was well worth the wait.
And after picking up the film at the lab the other day, that trace of jealousy I once felt was wiped away. The excitement of seeing those images for the first time, and the beauty of them being captured on film, was well worth the wait.
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one roll of film you mean ? Not a lot ;)
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ReplyDeletei'm a really light shooter, but not even i could do mexico in one roll... all total, i shot 20 rolls in 15 days. not too bad.
i guess by that i mean one kind of film. all chrome, all kodak. trying to reduce the variables to it all seems second nature and there's nothing extraneous to think about... but just making pictures, instead of letting technology or equipment get in the way...
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simply damn beautiful
ReplyDeletenice frame - would love to see more up when you get the chance. missed you in atlanta!
ReplyDeletenice work-would love to see more from Mexico. Please
ReplyDeletehave a look at my work done in tijuana. You will find this in archives under November.
I've enjoyed going through your blog, viewing the images and reading the stories. This one I really identified with even though I'm no pro. Nice job and looking forward to coming back for more.
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