After a few months, I have accumulated about a dozen undeveloped rolls of film waiting to be brought to a lab. Finally, I was able to bring them today. Yeah, call me lazy, but I somehow felt what Henri Cartier Bresson meant about being more interested in taking photographs than seeing the pictures. I mean, for me, I love taking pictures, finishing a roll, and then loading a fresh one, and then take pictures again. I don’t feel the need to develop those rolls, because I love taking pictures than seeing them. Well, seeing them pictures is a bonus, but the thrill of it comes from taking pictures, and knowing by heart, that you nailed that shot, and you don’t have to see it if you did.
After shooting for some time now, I’ve realized that shooting film is more of a you-and-the-camera bonding sort of thing. It builds confidence, it makes you get to know your camera by heart, it makes you a better photographer,
it makes you think.
It makes you think.
The more pictures, the more mistakes, the more bad photographs, the more reason to make yourself improve. The first time I held a camera, and started shooting, I have like 5 good photographs out of 5-36 exposure rolls of film. But it didn’t stop me from taking pictures.
I’ve developed three things after shooting for quite some time to stop myself from wasting money and wasting film.
1. use your eyes first and see the picture mentally,
2. take the shot
3. have faith that you nailed it
Three simple things I keep in mind. I’m not a pro, I’m not saying I’m good either. I just love taking pictures, I bring my camera everywhere and just keep shooting, no matter how bad it turns out, it just means I have more to learn. Shooting film is like a zen. It feels more like an addiction really, or something like a drug to send you to nirvana, or like blood to a thirsty vampire.
Oh, well. I’m still waiting for my rolls to arrive so I can post some pictures already. This is just out of boredom really.
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