If 2020 has somehow given you an appreciation of tactile experiences and a slower pace of life, you might want to consider periodically leaving your digital camera at home in in the new year and start capturing the world on film instead. Here are a few good reasons why.
Film geek Jason Kummerfeldt of grainydays is something of an evangelist when it comes to shooting on film, and while he has some slightly rude things to say about digital, his reasons for you to start shooting on film are compelling and might give you the nudge that you need to hunt down the Nikon FE2 that you've been pondering. Some of these reasons will be familiar, but Kummerfeldt’s presentation is well worth your time, especially for anyone who just needs a gentle push.
While the choice of film stock isn’t as extensive as it once was, there’s a good argument that there’s never been a better time to shoot on film simply because creating high-quality scans of your negatives has possibly never been cheaper or easier. You can rig up your existing digital camera or splash out on a secondhand scanner and then use the widely-respected Negative Lab Pro as part of your workflow.
Do you have plans to shoot more film in 2021? Let us know in the comments below.
I'm sure that if AA has facilities to digitally print his work, it would still be worth a small fortune.
Seriously, WTF is wrong with you people?
This whole place is a toxic dumpster fire.
I can totally understand why people want to shoot film. It's the process that is a challenge and it's also meditative. It's a break from the digital world of screens. You can almost liken it to wanting to make your own furniture or ceramics. It connects the physical, intellectual and emotional along with anticipation, all of which feel great to experience, however to do it commercially, or on a large scale is only reserved for people who have the financial means and / or big client budgets, because it's a very expensive process. I shoot both. Mostly medium format digital. If you want that slightly soft creamy nostalgic look, it's not so hard to either shoot with some pro mist filters and do the rest in post production. I can manage to make my film and digitial photos look like they're come from the same place. The fact that people are arguing over mediums is immature and moronic. Just use what pleases you and if you have the money to shoot thousands of frames of film, power to you. If you can only afford a few rolls here and there, savour the process, learn from it and mostly enjoy photography in all its mediums.