Reflections on Shooting with Film

                  This was undoubted my favorite project so far! Using limited film stock really necessitates this appreciation for fully considering each shot and engaging with the work. In fact, we had actually met a kind, older gentleman during our galivant through the city, whom spoke to the very same sentiment. Having both a fixed amount of film stock and continually shifting sources of light allowed for us, collectively, to absorb our visual domain and garner this newfound appreciation for subtle nuances of life, much in the way that our sound recordings had also done for us. Also, learning how to double expose on film, was both haphazard and delightful!

Working with Ben, Ryan, and Christian on our photography library was nothing short of rambunctious, spirited, and a truly fun exercise. Picking downtown for majority of our shoot, we had this unique, shared experience of not only exploring and discovering these small nuances of life within our city, but also simply enjoying the impromptu nature of our work. I do hope that our prints in many ways reflect this venturous odyssey/oddity.  

                  Much of our time shooting was situated in the evening, so we had the opportunity to utilize the quickly shifting light to capture and create our compositions. Also the limited time and availability of light, during the first shoot, gave us this fervent energy to quickly (and thoughtfully) seek out the little oddities and details of our surroundings. Just in our explorations of downtown alone we discovered an array of vine-covered brick alleys, charming buskers, hidden corners of urban decay, and even death itself- poor little bird! I felt as though each visual discovery, though impromptu, was met with intrigue and careful consideration.

                  Using the light meter outside of Kenan 1114 really helped me in understanding both its merits and application. And in passing off and sharing camera and light meter duties, I felt as though each person in the group offered his/her own creative perspectives in capturing and viewing our shared, immediate environment. The images speak for themselves and I, for one, will treasure the memories fondly.