The Holiday Film

So recently I took the Leica out to finally finish a roll of film I've had in it for months! I decided that I should test my street photography skills with film. There were multiple challenges here! There's so many factors involved with film photography compared to digital, most being time. Normally with digital I could think more about composition and the right moment because I could use either aperture priority or shutter priority and let the camera figure the rest for me instantly. Film is so much more challenging and I love it! Firstly, it stops me from being lazy, getting a sharp and properly exposed image is 10 times more rewarding when seen on a film strip. The ability to use your mind to work out exposure, to compose artistically and to focus precisely, if all done together, makes the camera that much more an extension of your eye. I think its beautiful because of that. The ability to work on your manual photography and also capturing moments is a challenge but will help you to become a better photographer. It will be second nature to you to see something visually interesting and know exactly what to do to capture it and in turn, share with the world.

I had my photos developed and I was happy to see that my film roll was consistantly exposed properly. This made me very happy to know that my skills have definately improved. I was also fascinated with the images I took. They looked nice! Well to my eye, almost similar to shots I would take digitally, which means I am fine tuning my craft and that I am becoming more capable of using any medium and have the competency to apply my vision using it, which is great!

Here are a few photos from the roll that has been sitting in the Leica for months! I'm so happy to share these, I really love the photos the Leica M3 produces, a combination of the lens and camera and my eye creates a new world to my photography, its a world that I'm happy to be immersed in and I hope to continue delving down this path and developing my art and developing my skills. Till next time friends!