Thank you, Silvio. Your comment made me reflect on how technology removes friction. And without that friction, we sometimes lose intentionality. Friction -- in photography, painting, writing, etc -- forces us to slow down, think carefully, and learn to appreciate “imperfections”
So nice, Rachael. Having to think before an apparently harmless action like taking a photo in the domain of non-digital is a little like making decisions on your own, without the myriad advice-based resources we are surronded of today. Today you can do things without thinking, as undoing them has never been easier. I recently had an old film camera cleaned up and restored, not because I like film better or what have you, but because I want to go back to when we had a limited number of shots to use and had to think of what we really wanted to use them for. Beautiful piece! :)
Oh I love this so much. I've recently been reintroduced to film and that feeling of not knowing how a photo would turn out totally eats at me - I can't believe we used to be okay with that. And I don't know what it is about film, but I tend to like the outcomes so much more than digital pictures. Can't wait to see more of your film pictures.
You capture the journey of a disposable camera so well! I almost want to go and buy one, but I don’t even know if I have the patience for it anymore. I laughed a little when you said they didn’t come for weeks. I feel like that is part of this whole process that I remember. Snapping the pics, leaving the disposable camera somewhere around my house, eventually taking them to Walgreens or Rite Aide where inevitably something would go a little wrong. And then finally seeing the pictures and soaking in the moments. I love the ones you shared here. There’s something about the disposable prints that feel more like a memory.
Thank you, Silvio. Your comment made me reflect on how technology removes friction. And without that friction, we sometimes lose intentionality. Friction -- in photography, painting, writing, etc -- forces us to slow down, think carefully, and learn to appreciate “imperfections”
So nice, Rachael. Having to think before an apparently harmless action like taking a photo in the domain of non-digital is a little like making decisions on your own, without the myriad advice-based resources we are surronded of today. Today you can do things without thinking, as undoing them has never been easier. I recently had an old film camera cleaned up and restored, not because I like film better or what have you, but because I want to go back to when we had a limited number of shots to use and had to think of what we really wanted to use them for. Beautiful piece! :)
Oh I love this so much. I've recently been reintroduced to film and that feeling of not knowing how a photo would turn out totally eats at me - I can't believe we used to be okay with that. And I don't know what it is about film, but I tend to like the outcomes so much more than digital pictures. Can't wait to see more of your film pictures.
You capture the journey of a disposable camera so well! I almost want to go and buy one, but I don’t even know if I have the patience for it anymore. I laughed a little when you said they didn’t come for weeks. I feel like that is part of this whole process that I remember. Snapping the pics, leaving the disposable camera somewhere around my house, eventually taking them to Walgreens or Rite Aide where inevitably something would go a little wrong. And then finally seeing the pictures and soaking in the moments. I love the ones you shared here. There’s something about the disposable prints that feel more like a memory.