My 2022 New Year's Resolution: Shoot Film

Fuji GA645i Medium Format Camera

I (very) recently learned that Igor, my friend and master printer/owner of the VIP Photo/Video Lab in Park Ridge, IL (www.Vipprolabandvideo.com) processes and prints 120 film in addition to digital and 35mm. Since I just happen to (still) have a medium format camera here at the olde camera clubhouse, I ordered some print film from B+H. Yes, shooting film will certainly raise the “shoot and hope” level on the acceptability of the resulting images. Yes, shooting film will take me into the photo “slow lane” which will require more thought, effort and time but who cares? The resulting images will be negatives that are 2.7 times larger than 35mm so I’ll be able to have Igor print large size images without problems. This medium-format film camera has a fixed 60mm lens which is equivalent to 37mm focal length (in 35mm) which will be just fine. For details on this camera, check out Fuji GA645i. I’ll let you know how it’s going. In the meantime:

Do something new in ’22. Shoot film!

18mm, f8 @ 1/30, no filter

18mm, f8 @ 1/80 with 3-stop ND Grad

I received a 3-stop, soft-edge ND grad filter from the Camera Clubhouse cats. They decided to purchase from Breakthrough Photography since I mentioned that one of my students brought Breakthrough Filters to a recent class and, on inspection, the filters seemed to be very well made. An ND Grad filter starts dark and fades to clear so the placement of the dark portion is determined by both the bright part of the scene and the photographer. This filter made quite a difference in holding down the sun in the upper part of the image. Check out the “no-filter” image and ND Grad image. The difference will amaze you. Please note: I have no affiliation with Breakthrough Photography and chose them only based on student referral.

My 2022 New Year’s Resolution: Shoot Film

Do something new in ’22. Shoot film!

Filters can make a difference

Do something new in ’22. Shoot film!

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