Thursday, January 22, 2009

learning in reverse

on our first wedding anniversary 4 1/2 years ago, erin & I went to Charleston. i took my father in laws 1970's pentax (before either one of us really took pictures) because we didn't have a digital at the time. we walked the streets & alleys. i remember getting really excited and i guess inspired by what we were seeing. i began flying through rolls of film. in my head i had the perfect shots and could not wait to see them. unfortunately that never happened. a full week of waiting and anticipation only led to devestation when wolf returned the film unexposed. i felt so defeated. it was the first and last time i tried to use film... until last month.

erin bought me a full canon film kit complete with lenses and camera. everytime i'd take a shot, i would look at the back of the camera. oh yeah. it began to teach me patience that digital pushes right past. it also made me a lot more careful in what i shot considering that every 24 exposures cost me around $7. learning a bit backwards than the rest of digital photographers out there, i am coming to find i've missed some valuable lessons in composition, focusing, and anticipation.

erin and i sat down with grayben, her with the new digital and me with the old film. i obviously love her shots but there is something organic about the film that has really drawn me in. i hope to incorporate this into more of our shoots though i'll have to get a lot better and faster. here are some of the results....



and the digital....

6 comments:

Mimi said...

Your photography is awesome. . .but your subject is too cute! Your Pawpaw Nolen would be so proud.

Jen said...

Yeah, I miss film. Those are beautiful. as is the lil guy.

Jen said...

Ah, yeah, I'm back in Atlanta now. But I would definitely love to get together next time I'm in town. I'm not totally sure when that'll be, but I'll call you or something when I know. I would really like to see you guys.

Lee said...

Grayben looks like a little man. He really is too cute.

Rhonda Walker said...

how could you go wrong with that subject to play with? maybe you should try a different subject so we could be objective here. lol great job!

Rhonda Walker said...

heres the link to where beth is volunteering

http://chipmumbai.org/

hope i didnt mess up the details too much. have a great week! love ya