I broke a long streak of ignoring my once strong film habit by processing some film from our honeymoon in Hawai’i. Because nothing is more subversive than paradise in black & white.
I’d forgotten what was on this roll, and I’m not sure if I just suck at taking pictures on film or if it’s the processing, but some of these are super washed out. Bleh. But others are pretty fun! Read more ›
Back at Christmas I asked Alan for an old film camera, but like, a nice one, that I could actually use, one that was a little higher caliber than the Diana and my little rinky-dink underwater camera. He actually went a little above and beyond and got me a Film SLR.
I was nervous to use it for a long time, because previous sort-of examples notwithstanding, I’d never used an actual camera like this. Turns out, it’s nearly identical to using a DSLR, which I have proven to be a little handy with. Finally threw some film in this baby last month and took snaps here and there which I’d like to share.
I guess I have even more film photos I never shared with my admirers (that’s YOU!)
Took 3 rolls of film with the underwater camera at the cabin. One on a pretty warm day, one on a fairly colder day. Can you guess?
I was on the Paleo Diet when this was taken, so no shame. 
My niece didn’t particularly like the water much. To be fair to her, it was cold, and she was confused.
I was pretty sure paddleboaring would be stupid and it IS but I spent so much time doing it. (pictured is little sister) 
The (–ONLY–) advantage of the paddleboard is taking super cool pictures above the water. 
Here’s our cabin from the lake. 
I started summer by ordering some cameras and a bunch of film on a whim. I wanted my new hobby to be taking film. I’m happy to have achieved this in some way.
I didn’t do as much underwater film as I’d anticipated at the cabin this summer, mostly because it was like 70 degrees everyday and Up North that isn’t really swimming weather. I find it’s also best to use up an entire roll for every swim otherwise you might miss out on some chances (have you ever tried to change a film roll in the water? Well have you?) I thought it would be more fun to do a B&W roll in the water. I was right, and I find these to be spectacular.
I finally got the last of my Diana rolls from the Summer developed. It doesn’t seem that long ago, but then again I pretty much think every day “Wow it was only last week I was wearing a t-shirt outside and now I’m in my winter jacket.” In Minnesota it happens more often than you think.
The whole ethos of Lomography is “Don’t think just shoot.” In fact when you’re advancing your film to the first exposure, it says it in the little window on the camera. I still like to frame my pictures, but I’ve been so in to the idea of getting weird or interesting or unpredictable photos, that I end up blowing it by doing single, double, triple exposure. Some of these are “meh” and then SOME of them are like “haha damn.” I prefer the latter.
EDIT I realized I have 4 other rolls of film just sitting there, being unshared, so I may as well make this “summer catch up week”
Somewhere between the baseball game and the state fair something happened with the film and I got these MASSIVE LEAKS. That actually would’ve been a great picture at Lake Michigan but this is pretty cool too.
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