They say everything that is old is new again and I find that so true in many ways. Among all the things I am passionate about, is the new development of technology, techniques and trends that help us adequately capture the unique story of our couple in a way that is not only fun and in a relaxed nature, but to allow for that capture to be modern, real. But in story telling, it’s the looking back of our experiences and history that add credence to who we are today. In the realm of photography, film has that history and maturity that I always loved and have always compared new technology with.

Digital photography certainly brings with it a lot of advantages and allows for clean, spontaneous capture of an event. However, growing up shooting film cameras, the technology of it’s day, I missed the tactile feedback of the motor advancing the film. Even the smell of the freshly release film from it’s canister invoke a certain feel of nostalgia. This involvement of the senses in creating the image allows me to slow down, refine my vision before making the capture. To top it off, the surprise you get when that roll finally makes it back from the lab and you get to see what you got on it is priceless.

So despite the additional effort to carry along an additional camera body; the hassle of shipping the film in advance so that the x-ray at the airport doesn’t destroy the media. And then finally shipping the exposed roll to a professional lab and waiting to get it back. I decided as a personal project to shoot more film this year. Certainly having a clearer understanding of the advantages to each medium will only allow us to refine our art.

So here’s a few frames that arrived from our pro lab of Tina and Bryan’s recent Engagement in Monterey.