Hooray, More Film! | Film Friday

I am SO glad it’s Friday, so I can do another Film Friday post.  My love/passion/obsession with film is growing each time I get back my scans back.

Some people have asked me why I would bother with film when I have a professional digital camera that gives such high quality results.  It’s a tough question to answer, but it mostly comes down to the look I get with film.  Even though there is usually graininess, I love it.  And even though I don’t always catch the “perfect moment” on film, I do get what I call “real images”.  I’m not taking 20 shots of the same pose to get the perfect one like I can with digital.  There’s only 36 exposures on my roll of film, and I have a lot of shots I want to get out of it!  So, when I see a special moment, I take the shot, and then wait a couple weeks to see it come to life.  I can’t wait to print a lot of these!  I’m still using digital with my clients, so don’t worry if you’re not into this film look I’m so obsessed with!

I have scans from two different labs right now.  They are definitely different scans, but I love them both in different ways.

Here are some Portra 160 images:

Our front door… please excuse my dying mums… I can’t keep flowers alive.