Rec | SHOOTING ON FILM

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Sending your film out and waiting patiently for the moment when the negatives arrive and you get to look through the frames in the daylight. Even then, you aren't really sure what they'll look like when they're scanned in, but it's fun to recall the memories you may have forgotten about if the roll was in the camera for months before that. The final task of scanning isn't always fun, but it can be meditative in itself as you see each image come to life one by one.

@theclack

Mar 27, 2024

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@alaiyo

damn i don’t even scan my own negatives lol, but yeah shooting on film is an exercise in patience fr. super frustrating to get a roll back and have a couple photos be “wrong” bc by the time you get it back you can’t remember what you did to change it for next time, so it’s just about appreciating what went right and learning to look forward

Mar 27, 2024

@theclack

alaiyo to be honest lately I’ve been having the lab scan them since I’m so short on time. Agreed though, sometimes I get my hopes up about how a shot might come out in my mind versus the final result

Mar 27, 2024

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