My 1st shoot leaving digital at home!

10speeduk · Oct 30, 2012

Hi all

Just thought Id mention that yesterday was the first portrait shoot i have done were i did not take my digital camera. Rather than film playing second fiddle i felt confident enough to just shoot film. I think using a medium format film camera is improving my photography. Its only when i did this shoot that i realised how detached and disempowered i feel when using my digital camera. Its like a level of intimacy and attention between my subject and myself had been stripped out and i just cant feel it properly.

Im not saying that film is better, its more that it brings out the best in me.

markbarendt · Oct 30, 2012

It is fun.

Ghostman · Oct 30, 2012

And what a wonderful portrait!

10speeduk · Oct 31, 2012

Thanks guys. If is great fun sometimes it is like it owns me. That sounds mental right?

Anyway I am not 100% happy with that shot (which was the best one) so will try and better it tomorrow.

10speeduk · Nov 1, 2012

Re-try!

Natalia on Tx400 by The Paul Reid, on Flickr

benjiboy · Nov 2, 2012

How brave of you.

daleeman · Nov 2, 2012

Stick with it, you are on a roll (Pun?)

10speeduk · Nov 4, 2012

Thanks all, just need to keep improving now! I am happy with the last shot, but is is boring and a bit nothing-y. Will see if I can better this tomorrow with my wife....?!

Sirius Glass · Nov 4, 2012

You are doing quite well. Keep using film and you will find a better use for digital cameras. I am told that they make excellent door stops, book ends and paper weights.

eddie · Nov 4, 2012

10speeduk said:
Im not saying that film is better, its more that it brings out the best in me.

Then, for you, film IS better.

Photo-gear · Nov 4, 2012

Great work.
Enjoy films!

jvo · Nov 6, 2012

nice results! something does bring out quality results - you say film, okay... i say, stick with it! good portraits!

My 1st shoot leaving digital at home!

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