I have been sitting here thinking hard about the future of photography and the direction it is heading. Unfortunately it didn’t seem a good direction to me.
There are far to many people out there with 350D’s think they can cut the mustard but in reality they might be able to use a camera but can’t compete with image quality of composition and having a decent eye.
With all this in mind I am strongly thinking about moving away from digital and getting back into film again, something you 350D users might not be able to remember. The fun and joy film gives you is great, nothing like seeing an image pop out of the dev and into the fixer, pure beautiful tones, hand processed with love and care. Nothing can beet having a huge black and white print on your wall knowing that the only machine it ever touch was the factory the paper was made in.
Old romantic? Yes I guess I am in a way but having sold the last of all of my film cameras I’m stuck in a rut that only my greedy bank manger could understand (not that I’m skint)
So where is this all leading? Simple really if you have a nice Hasselblad 6×6 camera stuck in a bag that your not using then please lend it to me! otherwise a nice generous donation to the Jonathan’s wish foundation would be nice. What do you get in return? piles and piles of lovely black and white images, hand printed with love and care (oh and at the same time killing my hands but well worth it!)
On serious note I will be moving back into film hopefully this year and I hope you all get to enjoy the images, I will still use the digital (I didn’t buy a new lens for nothing)