Are your kids/grandkids interested in film?

Ariston · Apr 30, 2020

I have not pushed it on my son (12 years old) at all, but he has recently taken an interest. It started with Instax. Then, I bought some expired New55 film from someone here (thank you, Dan!), and he loved the old, weathered look it was spitting out. Now, he is all the sudden learning how to use my Speed Graphic (thank you, John!). I am ecstatic!

winger · Apr 30, 2020

Mine (he's 10) doesn't really take an interest on his own, but he knows his options. He just calls me a nerd on pretty much everything. He's used film and has seen me develop a print (which he thought was cool), but he'd rather use my older non-film camera with auto-everything. We'll see. He's only 10 so I've got time.

campy51 · May 1, 2020

My 3 year old grand daughter always wants to look at the back of my camera to see the picture.

Dali · May 1, 2020

Not at all.

Tom Conway · May 1, 2020

My 19 year old granddaughter bought a Canon film camera three months ago; she shot 2-3 rolls and enjoys it.

Drew B. · May 1, 2020

campy51 said:
My 3 year old grand daughter always wants to look at the back of my camera to see the picture.

Same with my two granddaughters, but they are finally starting to understand...and don't bother to look. My two "kids" in their mid to late 30's have no interest beyond liking me shooting film. Neither of them wanted to follow me into the fire service as well. I guess they want the easy life...

ronnies · May 1, 2020

My 11 year old currently has a film in his Nikon F65 that used to be his Grandad's.

Ronnie

BrianShaw · May 1, 2020

Nope; not in the least interested. But they are always willing subjects.

John Bragg · May 1, 2020

My 3 year old understands that Daddy's cameras are magic, but magic pictures don't appear straight away. They need Daddy to do the magic with special potions. She says she wants a magic camera in pink for her 4th birthday !

Happiness is egg shaped by E.J. Bragg, on Flickr

campy51 · May 1, 2020

My grand daughter doesn't quite get it yet.

AndyH · May 1, 2020

We have a LOT of grandchildren in our large, blended family. Two are interested in photography and have DSLRs. Last Christmas I brought out my Leica III for one of them to look at and experiment with. He was very interested in all the knobs and buttons, which he found more complex than his brand new Z6. He's overseas now, but when he returns, I plan on taking him on a film shooting expedition. Several of the other grands are interested in photography and have the eye for it, but they are doing it with cell phones at the moment. We'll see...

Andy

Andrew O'Neill · May 1, 2020

My daughter and a few of her friends have been into instax for a few years. She's 19 now. We were planning a visit over in Japan this past Spring, and she was looking forward to stocking up on instax film, as it's heaps cheaper over there... but as you know, that fell through.

absalom1951 · May 1, 2020

My kids and grandkids use their cell phones. The cell phones do take nice pictures but they take the fun out of it. I have been wondering what will happen to my photo gear and darkroom equipment when I'm gone. It will take a mighty big hole to plant me and my gear.

jtk · May 1, 2020

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Sirius Glass · May 1, 2020

They like photographs taken and they know that I use film but at 5 and 9 they do not really have any concept of what film is and how it is used. Grandpa has funny large cameras.

awty · May 1, 2020

I bought my youngest a little basic range finder when she was around 16 and some hp5, she didnt quite get into it initially, but last year she decided she would get more dedicated, so I gave her my old nikon fg20 and a 50mm f2 and some HP5 and she has gone through about 7 rolls. Shes turned 21, will occasionally ring me to organise to go out shooting film.
I developed a roll for her during the week, all shots are in focus, shes starting to get better at working the light into the composition.....wont be long before I work her into LF.
I say start them young, get them interested into the physical pictures, Ive done a couple of darkroom sessions with her and often send her postcards of prints Im working on and they may even take it up as they get older.
Heres a few she did with a friend in a field they snuck into, planed it around sunset to get the nice light.

MattKing · May 1, 2020

ronnies said:
My 11 year old currently has a film in his Nikon F65 that used to be his Grandad's.

Ronnie

I can't resist - pedantry warning turned on:
You should get your 11 year old their own film so their Grandad can finish his own photos.
Warning turned off, with apologies.

abruzzi · May 2, 2020

no kids, but I've found nobody in my family is the least interested in film photography. They're interested in pictures, but they couldn't care less if it was shot with a shen hao, an bronica, or an iphone.

Luckless · May 2, 2020

I don't have kids, which I assume makes having grand kids slightly problematic... However my nephews, ~12 & 13, are showing interest in photography, and a curiosity towards film. Some Canon EOS kit may be heading their way before long, not to mention making a habit of sending up new stashes of film on a regular basis.

With any luck they'll be hooked on the system, and then buy glass I don't have that I can then borrow...

abruzzi said:
no kids, but I've found nobody in my family is the least interested in film photography. They're interested in pictures, but they couldn't care less if it was shot with a shen hao, an bronica, or an iphone.

Seems to be the common mindset in my experience. The main group who really cares one way or the other tend to be photographers themselves, and most of those don't really care much beyond the idle geek-gear-chatting nature of it.

A general curiosity about the film gear is pretty common if I run into someone while out taking photos, but there isn't much concern over such things after the photo has been taken.

Pioneer · May 2, 2020

I have a granddaughter and grandson that are very interested in photography and use film and digital interchangeably. Both have a couple of film cameras and each has a digital slr. And of course their phones which they also use for a lot of photography, particular the things they are really interested in sharing with friends.

They both enlarge and print though my granddaughter prefers to scan the film and then print digitally. She is not really fond of working in the dark.

Alan Gales · May 3, 2020

My step-son owns a Canon AE1. He is 41. My daughter owns an Olympus OM1. She is 26. None of the grandkids are interested in film yet. Our great granddaughter is only 6.

I once took some pictures of one of my grandsons with a Hasselblad when he was little. He wanted to see the back of the camera. When I showed him, he got mad because he couldn't see anything.

Sirius Glass · May 3, 2020

Alan Gales said:
My step-son owns a Canon AE1. He is 41. My daughter owns an Olympus OM1. She is 26. None of the grandkids are interested in film yet. Our great granddaughter is only 6.

I once took some pictures of one of my grandsons with a Hasselblad when he was little. He wanted to see the back of the camera. When I showed him, he got mad because he couldn't see anything.

My grand children look at the back and ask how I can take a photograph if I cannot see anything on the back.

ronnies · May 4, 2020

MattKing said:
I can't resist - pedantry warning turned on:
You should get your 11 year old their own film so their Grandad can finish his own photos.
Warning turned off, with apologies.

His Grandad is dead so he's finishing it off for him.

Alan Gales · May 4, 2020

Sirius Glass said:
My grand children look at the back and ask how I can take a photograph if I cannot see anything on the back.

That's funny!

Chan Tran · May 4, 2020

campy51 said:
My grand daughter doesn't quite get it yet.
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I think she got it that when she grows up Nikon will be making cameras that she can make phone calls.

Doc W · May 4, 2020

My youngest grandson (18) is becoming very interested in shooting film. With his digital camera, he has shown true talent and a good eye. As soon as we are able (Covid is preventing us right now) we are going out together to shoot.

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