A few of my favorite film shots from the last year
I spent a lot of time in the darkroom in high school. Photography class is where I learned to use my alllllllll manual k1000 pentax, develop my own film, and print my own photos. It was such a sometimes joyful and often heartbreaking process to watch images slowly come to life in those trays. That’s where I first fell in love with photography, not just the images themselves, but the process of paying attention.
Somewhere along the way, as I built my business, I started shooting entirely digital because it’s efficient, reliable, and cheaper (in some ways lol)
But over the last year or so, I’ve been bringing film back into my work again and it has been such a beautiful thing! Film still asks me to trust myself, notice light more carefully, and let go of control a little bit.
That’s why I want to share some of my favorite film shots from the last few months. I’m so grateful for the process and proud of the result!
J & E eloped in Killington, VT and it was an absolute winter wonderland!
I shot Kodak Gold on my Nikon F5 and Fujifilm 400 on an old point and shoot. Can you spot the difference?
I shot a little film at a lot of sessions.
Here are some of the gems we came away with :)
I shot a roll of Ilford Hp5 in the fall
It really brought me back to my high school days of considering light and shapes without thinking about color. I can’t wait to shoot more! Here are some of the gems from that roll:
I brought film to many weddings and elopements this year
Here are some of my faves from various weddings and elopements throughout the year! All of these were shot on my Nikon F5 with Kodak Gold or Fujifilm 200 or 400
Photographing my friends is such a joy to begin with. Now getting to do it on film is kind of next level.
If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I love to photograph the people I love. So, here are some of the film images I’ve taken of friends in the last year. Some on Kodak Gold, some Fujifilm 200 or 400.
I also brought my F5 to the Corning Museum of Glass
I was so inspired by the space, I just had to shoot nearly a full roll!
Coming back to film has felt a little like reconnecting with an earlier version of myself— the one who was learning by doing, messing things up, and getting excited when something actually worked. I try to carry that with me into the way I photograph people now, too. You don’t have to know what you’re doing and you don’t have to get it right. You just get to show up, and we figure it out together!
Whether I’m shooting digital or film, I’m paying attention to the same things: connection, feeling, the small in-between moments that don’t need to be anything specific.
