It's like the odd time I drive an automatic after decades with a manual ... always mashing the floor and popping it in neutral by accident.
chrizzowski
joined 2 years ago
Film photography. With smartphones having taken over the roll of point and shoots and covering the majority of people's photography needs, it's quite a different experience breaking out a half century old camera. Everything is more tactile, your shots are finite, and the result is a 100% determined by your decisions. Different films produce different results, and if you get into developing your own film you get to play mad chemist in the bathroom.
There's a learning curve, but if you're already into photography and understand the basics it's really not that hard. Labs still exist to develop for you if you'd rather not go down that rabbit hole. The results may surprise you!
A few more for you that I don't think I've seen mentioned: Kalaido Tycho Worakls The Cinematic Orchestra
Wildfires had my place on evacuation alert, the garbage dump was on fire with 800+ AQI index, so I said fuck this and got out of town for the weekend. Two hours later I got the Amazon delivery notification. World was burning and couldn't breathe, but Amazon finds a way.
I'm sure the picture I'm creating in my head is way more majestic than the reality was, but It's beautiful. Sounds like after the fanny pack and socks he just said fuck it and leaned into it hard.
Lower Manitoba 😂 so that makes Saskatchewan into Northest Dakota and the Okanagan is Upper California?
Same here. Have yet to find a reason to consider anything else.
Split boarding! It's a snowboard that splits in half and lets you ski uphill, then snaps back together to ride down. Takes a lot of physical fitness and training for avalanche safety/rescue, but being able to make turns down an untouched wild mountain is an experience like no other. Maybe not super niche but outside of a mountain town probably moreso.
Also, film photography. So special taking pictures of my kid with a camera that's been in three generations of the family. The camera, lenses, everything just so much more tangible and enjoyable. Then developing it on the bathroom with some science magic and holding a physical image at the end gives a sense of a accomplishment that can't be found with a smartphone! Also not super niche, but maybe 1% of people use a proper digital camera instead of just their phone, and maybe less than 1% of those play with film as well.
Late reply better than never!
No special consideration needed really. I usually toss my 35mm film back in the containers it came in, and those go in a bubble mailer. Your lab will have additional instructions as to what what to include.
Any less than ideal conditions your film will encounter are generally pretty short and won't mess up your film. Don't store film in a hot place, but taking your camera on a beach day doesn't ruin it in one go.
I use Canadian Film Lab for my colour stuff. They do good work, but at a premium though. They're local ish to be so I suggest finding somewhere local that works for you to support.
Try not to be intimidated by the process. It's supposed to be fun, and even though mistakes happen and disappointments are inevitable, learn from them and get that next roll going!
Don't let this discourage anyone from trying. Yes it sounds absurd when put that way, and yes the costs are getting out of hand at most major resorts, but it can be an absolutely amazing sport/hobby/passion/lifestyle.
The first few times add up cost wise, hard to get around that, but once you figure out what you're doing and make the decision the sport is for you then it gets better. With a season pass and my own gear I'm <$30cad a day on the hill, and that's at a major BC resort.
Still a big wad of cash for gear and a pass up front, and definitely coming from a privileged lens to say that it's affordable, but lots of people spend way more than that on take out, coffee, booze, streaming services, etc. All about priorities!