A post that isn't "fucking morbid" for once

If you have read this blog before you may have noticed that I take photos...

Between Summers 2010 and 2011 I did a lot of film photography. Until the last few weeks, the last roll of film I developed was a multiple-exposure experiment -



(A poor man's photography effect, but sometimes charming nevertheless.)

In my last art project the digital photography was intensive. I have a love/hate relationship with digital cameras - they're accessible and portable and quick, and you could argue that they work out cheaper than film cameras. But I also think that they're soulless, void of personality, and require no photographic skill from the 'photographer' whatsoever. (It's partly this hate of digital photography that put me off applying to do a degree in photography.)

During a fun day of exploration around Oxford with a friend in January, I had a fling with a disposable camera. Or two.






For my most recent art project, I've decided I'll be doing a lot more film photography and work within a darkroom. That'll include photograms like this - which remind me of X-rays, aesthetically and scientifically -




Last weekend I wacked my Minolta SLR out, and seeing the prints today has thrown me back in love with film, the way I was a year ago. The results were shots I'd taken between September 2011 and this week. The colour and focus that I get from this camera is a million times more beautiful than some shitty point and shoot and focus digital jobbie. The world looks a lot nicer through my Minolta prints.






Obviously, the other beautiful thing about film is the value: unlike digital, where you can take 1000 photos of the same thing and choose the best, there is a cost to every shot you take on a film camera. People tend to get attached to film photographs for their less 'mass producible' nature.

I can tell that this love affair has been seriously re-sparked.

Films I have to use up -
Half a disposable camera
Half on the Minolta
Either 22 left or 22 so far on a Canon F1.8 50mm which I've only tested once and I accidentally snapped and exposed the film (results ended bluish like this) -



My current project requires walks in rural and urban environments with these cameras, so if you feel like joining in (you won't be snapped unless I decide you're worth the £! Joy of film) then give me a shout. A walking buddy is always fun.


I'm hoping to get back to some sort of consistent blogging soon.
This blog is dedicated to a special person who gave me this valuable advice -




So that's a wrap folks.
Don't we love it more when I'm being cynical, though?