I began my photography journey during the holidays about 2 years ago after finding my mother’s old EOS Rebel Ti in a cabinet. After getting some batteries and testing it, I decided to research more into how I would go about taking some pictures, of course, starting with buying film.
I was intrigued by the aesthetics of Wes Anderson films and after a quick search, I decided that Ektar 100 was the film stock I needed to take pictures that look straight out of Grand Budapest Hotel (I was wrong).
The photos looked pretty good from the first roll as you can see above. Over the next year and a half, I took many more pictures and bought more cameras and lenses. To keep things brief, I’ve added a picture taken from each of my cameras below.
Now to address the title of this post. I began this hobby, as I do with most other hobbies, with a bit of an obsession with the technical aspects of photography and the gear that encompasses it. Over time, I’ve really learned that film forces me to slow down and enjoy my life. I worry less about how good the picture looks and enjoy the process. I may buy a dslr in the future, but for now I am fine taking the pictures I need with my iphone and leaving the pictures I want for film.