A less than fun memory: hearing the photo tech tell me how much I owed them while checking out at Penn Camera today. I ended up spending an absolutely insane and unsustainable amount of money to have everything developed and scanned. There's only one place in town that does film processing and even after I weaseled my way into be qualified as a student for a discount, it was still expensive. On the way home on the metro, miserably staring at my receipt and the film SLR in my lap, I came to the conclusion that I definitely can't afford to use film on my intern budget right now. On top of it all, these rolls definitely confirmed that my lens is soft and that I need to find a replacement.
... But who are we kidding really, I'm never going to stop using film. I just need to figure out how to make more money. Harvesting spare organs is out, but can't you sell plasma or something? Oh, the things artists do for their craft.
I admire your passion for film, but I have to ask - don't you worry that it's going to be obsolete very soon? Aside from one-time-use film cameras at convenience stores and pharmacies, all I see is digital. My jaw nearly dropped when I noticed one-time-use cameras in Best Buy the other day!
ReplyDelete(Not that I'm not 100% on board with upward technology, of course; I have yet to get an e-reader because I firmly believe in "real" books...)
my super simple answer: digital does not replace film. artists will always use it, i think. :)
DeleteReally amazing shots, Rhiannon! Love them!
ReplyDeletethank you! :)
Deletei know it may sound dumb but i get my 35mm processed at walgreen's. b/c most labs don't process a lot of film anymore, and don't keep up w/ the chemistry like they should. (nor are they as careful. i have found scratches on my film from labs. hisssss.) and i do everything i can not to go to the lab in town b/c every time i've gone in there the person that has waited on me has been a dick. (oh, those old school photographers, they just know everything don't they?) plus, if you are scanning your film anyways, you can always spot and color correct in photoshop. i think when i went to walgreen's i got film processing and scanned images for about $8 a roll. not too bad. you might try it on a test roll, see what you think. b/c yeah, paying for film AND THEN processing is a real bitch. i don't know where i came up w/ the money for it when i was in schoool.
ReplyDeletei don't have one of those nearby. the drugstores here don't process film, otherwise i'd be all over that. i don't have a scanner either. :(
Deleteyour photos are beautiful (and now I'm suddenly craving a burger). I also love how much you adore using film...makes me wish I knew how!
ReplyDeletethanks! you can teach yourself! if you have a DSLR, practice using manual settings on there. when you feel comfortable, go to a flea market and buy an old film camera that works and test a roll out! it's so much fun.
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