This summer was quite the photographic discovery within a social environment for me. I’ve been getting in touch with analog photography and I was more socially active than usual.
It started with a Fujifilm waterproof disposable camera. I was going to the beach with some friends and I’ve always been curious to try some underwater shots. So a disposable camera was the best thing to experiment with it.
I feel in love with the 35mm and I love the effects of underwater shots as well. Too bad I only started halfway through summer, not having that many days left to shoot more of it.
With a analog camera around people don’t have the chance to get all obsessed about how that frame turned out (eg. if their face looks weird or something alike). And I think that created a much more relaxed mood when the camera was being used. Then there’s the wondering how all the frames turned out and a certain eagerness to finally see the results. And it’s always a nice get together to have everyone see it!
Sure, digital is convenient and cheaper as you don’t need to pay for film and development. But I believe that takes away a bit of a thrill. Don’t get me wrong I love digital as well. But for different things. Always carrying a nicely sized digital camera everywhere we go is great. We never know what we might encounter and there’s always moments when we wish we had a camera around. It’s great to check the results of your experiments and works right away, and of course provided you with much more control.
But being out with friends, I think analog beats digital any day! I guess the element of surprise has been undervalued.
I must confess, I’m all crazy with playing with film right now, so maybe I’m a bit biased.
I’m still waiting on two 120 rolls to be developed, and I’m expecting a bunch of rolls, of both 120 and 35mm, to arrive from lomography.com, along with a 35mm back adapter for the Diana F+. With it I can use both films. Because I love the classic 120 format, but the excitement of having your roll done in one hour after being dropped at the store is simply addictive!
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