Shooting Film… Going back to the roots of traditional film photography
Written by Tandy Sean on October 11, 2009 – 2:45 pm -
A Cross processed transparency of a girl jumping off of a waterfall in Laos
When I was traveling through Laos 2 years ago the unthinkable happened. My digital camera sputtered and died! I couldn’t believe my misfortune! I mean, how often does one travel to Laos anyways and I was fortunate enough to be there during the biggest festival of the year, the rocket festival where home made rockets were shot into the sky to signal the beginning of the rainy season. Fortunately I had been lugging my Canon Ellan 7 35 mm film camera and a bag full of film since I left home 6 months ago. Being forced to go back to traditional photography was both a thrill and a joy. It inspired me to be more creative, make film choices that I hadn’t had to make in years, choose between color and black and white… It really brought something back to the art that died with digital photography. So, here’s a story I wrote for a travel website about returning to traditional photography. There are also some tried and tested techniques on getting better digital shots too.
Tags: digital, film photography, laos, Photography, south east asia, techniques, travel, waterfall
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