It has been a while, since I
wanted to write about analog photography-its beauty, advandages, disadvantages
and my story. I always liked
photography, in general. I used to think about it, analyze it from the philosophical
perspective. I think that photography is about making the moment important and
creating a memory, a story. But what if we are actually losing that moment,
stealing from ourselves, not really experiencing it. I had all that thoughts
before my friend introduced me to an analoge photography and gave me his
camera, encouraging me “
to
try”
. First I felt kinda stupid for
asking him a lot of questions about exposure-shutter, aperature, ISO, but when
I started it became easier.
Ilford FP 4 plus 125
I dont know why, but while being in the process of
shooting my first film, first time in my lfie I didnt have feeling of loosing.
It might sound weird, but in this case I felt that they exist in more phisical
way. (I could have touch them). What I mostly liked about it was the process,
the slowness, calmness, thinking, cycle, start and end, memory. While shooting
film you are thinking more, you appreciate every frame. Film is teaching you to
wait, which is hard during our days, when media and everything is making us to
think that if we not hurry, we will lose something very important.
Fomapan 400
Well, of
course there is always a chance that you will lose your photos or they will
not be as you imagined and you will know about it later. But thats life. For me
its not disadvantage, but another interesting and unique fact about film. Of
course, if you are a documental photographer and you went to shoot some riots,
digital is the best choice. The thing that I want to say is let‘s not let film
photography die, let‘s give a chance to it. I‘m sure you will not regret.
Ilford delta 100
Ilford Delta 100
Kodak Ektar 100
Kodak Ultramax 400
Ilford HP5 400
© all photos taken by Maria Zaqaryan
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