As the title says, digital is just not doing it for me anymore, and hasn’t been for quite some time, at least the last year but probably longer!
It might have something to do with just working so much that I needed to rest on my days off, I just didn’t have the motivation to get up and out with the camera.
I love the process of scouting for a good location, setting up, taking the shot, the excitement of wanting to get home and spend some time on Lightroom to get to the finished product, it is still exciting to me, but, there was something missing (no it wasn’t that I needed to print and frame the photo) to which I have no idea what it was! I lost my mojo!
Youtube was giving me a temporary fix, watching the likes of Thomas Heaton doing what he does. Whilst browsing I noticed a huge resurgence in film, 35mm, medium format and large format. It peaked my interest and I began binge watching Willem Verbeck, Ben Horne, Matt Day and Grainy Days amongst others.
It fascinated me, the process was a lot more involving, slower and hands on than digital was and I think that’s what was missing! Although these guys were developing there own film, I liked the feel and look of what film was producing and decided to give it go, even if I did need to send it off before I got to see the results.
I won’t lie, I have shot medium format film before on a Hasselbald 500c which I purchased long before the new hype was in play, and compared to todays prices, I got it really cheap! O how I wished I kept it now! I sold It before I left to travel Australia and brought a drone with the money. The drone now sits in the cupboard and hasn’t been used for a very long time! If you have a keen eye for film you will see which photos in my gallery are taken on the Hassey.
So… I had a shop around and settled on an RB67 kit (which I had owned before and never used) that I found on Facebook Market place.
It’s an absolute monster and I love the getting out and about with it. I shoot pretty much anything on it but I’m learning that light is everything, the photos look flat without it! So I’ll be heading out when the sun is low from now on.
If you want to see what I have done so far then checkout my instagram on the link below. There really not that good but I’m happy enough to have even got some good exposures.
I got my mojo back, but….. I’ve now found large format! See my next blog post if your interested :)