For the past year, I've been in a creative rut. Struggling on what to create, I found myself rarely photographing in relative to the amount I used to shoot per month. There's also a pressure in the art community to create an artwork intentionally. Everything has to be laid out correctly, the props have to be in the right angle and communicate a particular message. As of now, I'm still trying to find my own style and reflecting on the works I want to say. I feel that I will never achieve my style perfectly, or else I won't be pushing myself as an artist (as cheesy as that sounds).
Despite this pressure, the desire to create something was still there. In recent years, film photography gained the attention of the media again, and more photographers are starting to pick up and appreciate this medium. The idea of having to slow down when each shot is taken and having to think about the composition of the image before clicking the shutter button intrigued me. Although this was the exact problem I had in the first place, not being able to see your own photograph the second you click that shutter reinspired me to work. It's something I can't explain very well until you try it yourself.
I've gone through at least two to three practice runs before learning how to properly place in the film roll into my camera (Sidenote: my dad did most of the work, but I still learned nonetheless!). Nevertheless, I managed to work it out in the end.
Enough rambling, here are some shots from my first two rolls of film from a point and shoot.
Disclaimer: Some of them I edited, no shame in editing film photos! Also, none of these are obviously masterpieces. Not claiming these are the best pictures out there.
Film used: Fuji c200.
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