Being a bit film-phobic it’s interesting to hear different people’s point of view. Personally I have to admit whilst I was looking through a friend’s portfolio recently and doing all the usual oooh that’s nice! I came to an image that jumped off the page with colour and life, when I asked my friend ‘Jesus what did you shoot that on?’ film came the response. I guess the only think stopping me from really getting into the darkroom, other than that terrible memory of fumbling in a cupboard under the stairs with a girl trying to get her bra off for half an hour, is the price of it all. I mean until you get to grips with the right settings on the camera you’ve wasted half your film and your bank accounts half empty. Then you’ve got all the paper you go through whilst trying to get the right exposure time and it’s time to see the bank manager for a loan.
Having said all that you have to start somewhere with everything and if you want the amazing looks that film bring then you have to invest the time and money or just wait till they invent a digital that can capture that vibrancy and charm.
Sthephen Shore has an interesting interview discussing this
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