Analog Film Photography

In the world of photography these days all the rage is digital, more megapixels, more memory.  This article is not about how digital is bad just that we forget how good film could be.  Even the highest end 30,000 dollar digital camera is only trying replicate film.  It does not mater how many megapixels a camera has because technically a 35mm frame has no pixels or infinite pixels(depending how you look at it) because it is analog. A movie is projected from a 35mm frame to a 100 screen with little to no loss.  And most professional commercial photographers still use film because of the quality.

I started to buy the latest and greatest digital photography equipment about 10 years ago.  And all that equipment are starting to become out of date.  So instead of starting to buy new equipment I took a look back at all the film and analog equipment that i had.  And the fact is that all the good film camera equipment i had were still just as good and relevant today.  And combining the artistic values of analog film camera and the ease work flow with modern scanners and computers i have found a very creative and satisfying way to look at photography.

I think art is problem solving, and a good artist is constantly trying to make decisions of what they want and solve the problem of achieving there vision.  Whether it be painting, sculpting or photography the whole process is problem solving.  I think when something I am doing becomes easy and cookie cutter in style it get board with it and don't feel the artistic value of it.


Here is a link to some of my Analog film photography.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ornellas

So me and a few of my friends are starting to put on some Analog Photography Art Exhibition to get the word out there that photography is back and in effect. You can check out our show here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ornellas/sets/72157624792132174/

Here is a good how to vid of developing film. The first time you do it will seem daunting but after you do it a few times it you can do it in the dark.


So get out there and start shooting