Analog photography is quite technical. You need to know some technical terms like shutter speed, aperture, iso, and more. I know these terms but I still have to try out much with my camera. I am on my 3rd film right now and my quota is about 2/3. With a film of 24 photos, 16 are fine and 8 are overexposed or underexposed. So why get through the stress to work with an analog camera?
For me, it’s all about the feeling. Imagine: You are going out with friends, going to the park. Sun is shining. You are just chilling on the lawn, talking and enjoying the sun. Now you could take out your phone and take a couple of pics, edit them with a program, share them on Instagram and eventually if they are good enough print them… Or you take the analog camera. You adjust the settings. Aperture to 8 cause there is enough light, shutter speed to 1/125. You look through the small search window, you got the frame and now you focus the picture. CLICK! The photo is taken. Now we fast forward. A couple of weeks later the film is full. You rewind the film, open the camera and take the film out. You take the film to a photo shop and give it to the shop assistant. 4 days later from your way back home you stop by the shop and get your photos. At home you open your envelope and tada… 24 good photos (for me 16 haha), not edited, nothing changed, just the way you took them.
So, you see, there is a whole routine to analog photography. From taking the pictures (not able to just remove them), to changing the film, taking the film to the photo shop, waiting for them to develop them and then finally get the results. This whole routine gives each photo much more meaning. You don’t just take pics of everything you like anymore, what you capture really has to be something special.
I will upload my analog pictures here if you want to see them.
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