In today’s virtualized world, light-sensitive film has in itself become somewhat of a myth. It is a fragile object, a mysterious anachronism seemingly endowed with time-traveling powers.
The extra-long lasting flavor
Most of the time, taking photographs on analog film won’t be your wisest, most practical choice. Although the negative is a real, physical object, its qualities are mostly intangible; could this only be a fascination for a certain mystique?
Personally, I simply have more love for the analog rendering of film. One thing is for certain, film doesn’t speak of things that are happening right now. Film is the anti-instantaneous, the extra-long lasting flavor.
Here are a few points to consider:
- it moves very quickly
- you would like subpixel accuracy
- you’ll be back to where there’s electricity by tonight for sure
- it’s not in Antartica or the Sahara
- you need to feed the internet
- you wonder what I’m talking about
If any of the above is true, don’t sell your digital equipment just yet. ◼︎