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I Shoot Film. Here’s why…

am oftentimes asked why I shoot film.  In 2007, I went from a film SLR, a Canon Elan 7n, to a digital SLR, the Canon 40D.  I held out for quite a while.  I was comfortable shooting film, but at that time, it looked as if film was in its last days, and it was either go digital or go home.  So I made the switch.

I loved the instant feedback of digital.  Digital told me right away when I pooched a shot, and gave me a chance to try again.  I was able to experiment with digital where I had not felt comfortable experimenting with film.  When you know the cost of every click of the shutter, you hesitate.  With digital, I could try all sorts of new things with no cost for the effort.

So why go back?  I got to the point where my images looked like everyone else’s.  There was nothing unique about them. I also felt like I relied upon that instant feedback and the ability to click to my heart’s content.  I felt that I was losing touch with putting an image together.  They became more “snapshots,” and less “images” or “photographs.”  Film was the answer.